Chrysou Surname

545,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Chrysou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chrysou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece5021:22,0713,225
Cyprus761:11,6431,331
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080

Chrysou Last Name Facts

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

Chrysou is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chrysou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chrysou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 545,543rd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 12,414,899 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Chrysou live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is carried by 502 people, or 1 in 22,071. In Greece it is most frequent in: Attica, where 57 percent are found, South Aegean, where 12 percent are found and Crete, where 10 percent are found. Not including Greece it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cyprus, where 13 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chryssou9325/
Chryso9214/
Chrysos86675/
Chrysot8681/
Chrisou8619/
Chrysso860/
Chrysup860/
Hryso8394/
Chryssos80301/
Chrissou803/
Hrysio7771/
Hrytsu7755/
Hrytso7724/
Chriso7720/
Chrisu775/
Chrysa772/
Crysco771/
Chrisos71173/
Khryshu7133/
Chrisop7130/
Chresos7122/
Chrisso7117/
Chryssa713/
Chresso713/
Hrytsui712/
Chrysas712/
Chresus712/
Chrisus710/
Crisu67726/
Criso67133/
Chrissos6769/
Hriso6762/
Creso6745/
Chrishop6731/
Hreso6730/
Chryseis6729/
Hryzo6717/
Hrisu675/
Chrissop674/
Chrisoph674/
Chryssas671/
Zhryssos671/
Khressou671/
Chrisjoe671/
Hryshchu671/
Hryzu671/
Hrysa670/
Chriseus670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Chrysou
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