Criou Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Criou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Criou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France591:1,125,809120,603
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Criou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Criou occurs most in France. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Criou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Criou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,882,912th most frequently used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Criou live; 62 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 1,125,809. In France it is most prevalent in: Brittany, where 47 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 27 percent reside and Occitanie, where 14 percent reside. Outside of France this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 31 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crioux911/
Criu895/
Kriou80349/
Crișu80156/
Criau8015/
Crius8012/
Criuz805/
Jriou801/
Creiu801/
Cryou800/
Criaud73407/
Krioui73130/
Shriou73129/
Crăiuț734/
Kriouz733/
Zriouh733/
Djriou732/
Koriou731/
Krriou731/
Kriouh731/
Zrhiou731/
Qrious731/
Creous731/
Krijou731/
Creius731/
Kriout731/
Criuss730/
Khriout6742/
Crețoiu6722/
Kraiyou674/
Qurious672/
Kriu671/
Jraiyou671/
Cryu671/
Crju671/
Sroiyou671/
Qriouch671/
Shrioud671/
Craiyue670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Criou
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis