Crispus Forename

96,710th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 4,959 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Crispus Forename Definition:

Kris'-pus, curled. The chief of the Jewish synagogue at Corinth, who was converted to Christianity. Acts xviii. 8; 1 Cor. i. 14.

Crispus Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya
100%
2,5981:17,8241,828
Uganda
98%
 
2,0491:19,9891,626
Cameroon
100%
1011:213,9658,899
United States
100%
701:5,179,10064,099
DR Congo
100%
341:2,171,40051,388
Nigeria
100%
281:6,341,58486,017
India
100%
161:75,929,8731,126,684
Benin
100%
91:1,175,09427,937
Zimbabwe
100%
71:2,203,40259,073
Solomon Islands-71:82,9944,768
Zambia-61:2,642,46623,928
South Africa
100%
61:9,088,775152,087
Malaysia
100%
41:7,612,485167,458
Fiji-41:223,0942,508
England
61%
 
31:18,534,307106,915
Philippines
100%
31:35,336,492343,681
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
Colombia-11:47,778,92695,497
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Tanzania
100%
11:52,788,31985,066
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Liberia
100%
11:4,412,06136,340
Ivory Coast
100%
11:23,075,933135,227
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521

Crispus (45) may also be a surname.

Crispus Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Kris'-pus, curled. The chief of the Jewish synagogue at Corinth, who was converted to Christianity. Acts xviii. 8; 1 Cor. i. 14.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: crisp: curly-haired: seed of a ram (?).

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

Crispus Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chrispus938,595/
Crispaus933/
Crispous932/
Crhispus931/
Cripus9221/
Crispu923/
Chrispuss888/
Chrisphus885/
Chrispaus882/
Chrispuse882/
Chrispous881/
Chrisppus881/
Chrispuis881/
Krispus8646/
Cryspus8620/
Crispos869/
Crespus869/
Criopus863/
Criphus862/
Cripous861/
Cripu831/
Chrespus801/
Crispaud801/
Chryspus801/
Kripus779/
Crepus772/
Krispu771/
Crypus771/
Krispos7120/
Crespos715/
Crispoe713/
Cryphus711/
Crespau711/
Kripu6750/
Krispasu671/
Kripou622/
Kripau621/
Crippos578/
Craipos572/
Kraiput571/
Khriepu571/
Kraiphup531/
Krepu5013/
Krzyszpos504/
Krichphut501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Crispus