Cristiu Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cristiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cristiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1861:107,94612,145
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Criștiu (4), Crîstiu (1) & Criştiu (1) are calculated separately.

Cristiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cristiu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Criștiu, Crîstiu or Criştiu. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cristiu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,194,481st most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 36,805,787 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Cristiu are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 107,946. In Romania Cristiu is primarily found in: Timiș County, where 82 percent are found, Hunedoara County, where 15 percent are found and Giurgiu County, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Romania it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Criștiu954/
Crîstiu951/
Criştiu951/
Cristoiu93421/
Cristeiu931/
Cristuțiu882/
Craitoiu8038/
Cretiu77776/
Cretoiu71288/
Kristyu716/
Kritius711/
Kritiou711/
Cretius711/
Cretieu710/
Krishtoju633/
Creteau57345/

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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
  • 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 Cristiu
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