Krähe

surname · Latin script

Meaning: crow

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ˈkʁɛːə/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Krähe is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Germany than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • DEGermany≈1 in 67K(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 1M
  • AUAustralia≈1 in 151K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Germany (inferred from the name graph)

≈1,200 people, est.

Sources
138 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 67K (inferred from the name graph)

Germany, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

3 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Krahe in US United States, DE Germany, AU Australia and 3 more and Kraehe in NL Netherlands.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

crow

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Attested across 17 languages in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Krähe counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Krähe is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
DE Germany≈1,200 est.≈1 in 67KlistedKrahe80
US United States3251 in 1M351Krahe138
AU Australia≈170 est.≈1 in 151K—Krahe51
MA Morocco≈65 est.≈1 in 550K—Krahe1
IT Italy≈62 est.≈1 in 1M—Krahe1
NL Netherlands361 in 480K36Kraehe8
IE Ireland≈12 est.≈1 in 428K—Krahe1
EE Estonia≈4 est.≈1 in 351K9—2

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; the dfa-band-5 register; CBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007); Statistics Estonia — per-name Population Register counts (nimed). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Krähe is also recorded as 4 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Polish surname2 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Poland

    Also written Krahe

  • Hindi surname5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in United States

    Also written Krahe, Krahé

  • Spanish surname7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Brazil, Spain, United States, Netherlands

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Krahe, Krahé

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Krahé, Krahe

2 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Krähe is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In German, Übername zu mhd. krā(e), krāwe etc. 'Krähe' (auch 'Star; Kranich'); personal characteristic: krächzend/laud; bearer count 252.

    as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen

  • In German, Übername zu mhd. krā 'Krähe' (persönliche Eigenschaft); Bearer count: 252.

    as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen

  • In German, from mhd. kräwe/kröwe/kreige/krege, mnd. kreige 'crow'

    as a nameDeutsche Namenkunde: Unsere Familiennamen nach ihrer Entstehung und Bedeutung

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalSehr geehrte Damen und Herren,Dear Krähe, (English)
InformalSehr geehrte Damen und Herren,Hello, (English)

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 6 sources across 4 countries.

Official registers attesting Krähe
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
NL NetherlandsCBG Familienamenbank — Dutch surname bearer counts (GBA/BRP 2007)200736#37,617
DE GermanyDeutscher Familiennamenatlas Band 5———

Reference works 1

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Krähe mean, and where does it come from?
crow Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce Krähe?
A machine transcription gives /ˈkʁɛːə/ (IPA) for German.
What are other forms of the name Krähe?
In the etymology graph, Crow and Kraai are forms of the same name in other languages.
In which country does Krähe have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 1.2 thousand people named Krähe in Germany, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled krahe.
How common is the name Krähe?
In the United States, the national register counted 325 people named Krähe in 2010, about 1 in 1.0 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Krähe”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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