Kruif Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kruif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kruif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kruif Last Name Facts

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

Kruif (Russian: Круиф) is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kruif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kruif is the 1,471,719th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Kruif reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 137,294. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 28 percent reside, Utrecht, where 26 percent reside and South Holland, where 20 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kruijf91206/
Kruiff917/
Khruif911/
Krif89639/
Kruf89186/
Kruijff83415/
Kruihof831/
Krief802,673/
Kruft801,006/
Kreif80549/
Kraif80143/
Krift80104/
Kruff8093/
Kruyf8062/
Krauf8054/
Kriff8031/
Kriof8029/
Krouf8025/
Khrif8022/
Krife8021/
Krupf803/
Krusf801/
Cruif801/
Kroif801/
Kruiv801/
Kripf801/
Krifs800/
Kruihoff773/
Khrouf73519/
Khraif73201/
Kruyff73119/
Kreiff7376/
Krifft7374/
Krieff7365/
Krauft7327/
Kraief7313/
Kraufe7311/
Krufft7311/
Krauff738/
Krijff738/
Kraift732/
Khreif732/
Kreife732/
K'Reif732/
Khrief731/
Kruiov731/
Kraufs731/
Krioff731/
Kraufh731/
Kreupf731/
Kruyfs731/
Kruyft731/
Kroufe731/
Krausf731/
Kreift730/
Krouft730/
Kriv67128/
Kruv6768/
Cruijff6755/
Khraief6723/
Crif6710/
Kräf675/
Kref673/
Kruw672/
Kh'rouf672/
Cruf672/
Kruiova671/
Khreief671/
Kh'rife671/
Krauffe671/
Krrieff671/
Kruijffová671/
Qruf671/
Kryf671/
Krufova671/
Krufová671/
Qrif671/
Kroupft670/
Kraufft670/

Kruif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kruif in the Russian language
Круифkruif-

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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 Kruif
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