Kruf Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kruf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kruf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1591:106,20917,116
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kruf Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kruf Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kruf (Russian: Круф) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kruf? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,244,200th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Kruf live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 106,209. In The Netherlands Kruf is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 79 percent reside, South Holland, where 10 percent reside and North Holland, where 4 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands it is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent reside and Czechia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kruft891,006/
Kruif89144/
Kruff8993/
Kruyf8962/
Krauf8954/
Krouf8925/
Krupf893/
Krusf891/
Khrouf80519/
Kruijf80206/
Kruyff80119/
Krauft8027/
Kraufe8011/
Krufft8011/
Krauff808/
Kruiff807/
Khruif801/
Krausf801/
Kraufs801/
Kraufh801/
Kreupf801/
Kruyfs801/
Kruyft801/
Kroufe801/
Krouft800/
Kruv7568/
Kruw752/
Cruf752/
Qruf751/
Kruijff73415/
Kh'rouf732/
Krufová731/
Krufova731/
Krauffe731/
Kraufft730/
Kroupft730/
Cruff67272/
Kroef67205/
Cruft6757/
Kruuv6731/
Kreuw6719/
Krauw6717/
Kraub676/
Kroof672/
Krüff671/
Cruif671/
Crufe671/
Crouf671/
Krouv671/
Kruiv671/
Kruwh671/
Crufs670/
Crupf670/
Crauf670/

Kruf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kruf in the Russian language
Круфkruf-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kruf
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