Kåre Surname
Approximately 33 people bear this surname
Kåre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
Kåre (17,640) may also be a first name.
Kåre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kåre Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kåre is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kåre? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kåre is the 3,432,070th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kåre live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia. Kåre is also the 41,425th most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 17,640 people.
The surname is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 64 percent are found, Uppsala County, where 27 percent are found and Östergötland County, where 9 percent are found. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 21 percent are found and Denmark, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kåhre | 89 | 122 | / |
| Kåret | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kre | 86 | 2,400 | / |
| Kårhed | 80 | 10 | / |
| Kåreid | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kere | 75 | 39,517 | / |
| Krey | 75 | 8,611 | / |
| Kreß | 75 | 6,756 | / |
| Kire | 75 | 3,303 | / |
| Kreh | 75 | 1,244 | / |
| Krei | 75 | 670 | / |
| Kree | 75 | 270 | / |
| Åkre | 75 | 248 | / |
| Kyre | 75 | 212 | / |
| Kreč | 75 | 209 | / |
| Khre | 75 | 122 | / |
| Kreš | 75 | 93 | / |
| Krie | 75 | 91 | / |
| Kreu | 75 | 26 | / |
| Kreć | 75 | 18 | / |
| Krhe | 75 | 15 | / |
| Krea | 75 | 14 | / |
| Kåri | 75 | 5 | / |
| Këre | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kreÿ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kreś | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Krje | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kjre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Krre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kcre | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kårehed | 73 | 7 | / |
| Kaire | 67 | 7,574 | / |
| Koire | 67 | 2,740 | / |
| Khire | 67 | 1,923 | / |
| Khere | 67 | 1,304 | / |
| Krähe | 67 | 737 | / |
| Kreer | 67 | 523 | / |
| Kreiß | 67 | 505 | / |
| Kerre | 67 | 459 | / |
| Kayre | 67 | 443 | / |
| Krecz | 67 | 373 | / |
| Keire | 67 | 353 | / |
| Koyre | 67 | 254 | / |
| Kuire | 67 | 240 | / |
| Keere | 67 | 200 | / |
| Krejs | 67 | 135 | / |
| Kreuh | 67 | 129 | / |
| Kreij | 67 | 82 | / |
| Keare | 67 | 75 | / |
| Kerhe | 67 | 69 | / |
| Khrei | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kreyß | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kirhe | 67 | 43 | / |
| Krehs | 67 | 39 | / |
| Keyre | 67 | 37 | / |
| Kreïd | 67 | 24 | / |
| Krepf | 67 | 24 | / |
| Krejz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Krree | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kyrre | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kärre | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kreić | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kirre | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kreht | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kårøy | 67 | 10 | / |
| Khrey | 67 | 9 | / |
| Krihe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Khyre | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kåryd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khrje | 67 | 6 | / |
| Khrie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kreyd | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kresp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kreič | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krešš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khäre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khree | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kkire | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kresś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krøer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kriej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkrei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkres | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcrez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyrhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcret | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaíre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krehr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khrer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kreea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kujre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krehz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khjre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krerr | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kriey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Krieh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kreap | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kåre
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