Krasnov Surname

10,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Krasnov Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from the Proto-Slavic krasn-, having the original meaning associated with 'brightness', 'light' and 'luminescence', ergo Christos and Khrishna.

Krasnov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia46,7431:3,083320
Ukraine2,5671:17,7342,423
Belarus1,0501:9,0491,342
Kazakhstan6251:28,2923,944
Uzbekistan3751:82,4786,459
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
Kyrgyzstan1521:39,2946,015
Estonia921:14,3672,255
Canada761:484,81041,569
Transnistria531:8,9571,813
Moldova521:68,4889,194
Japan481:2,663,42331,597
Azerbaijan461:209,7645,462
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Tajikistan191:441,4053,172
Georgia161:234,09712,742
Armenia151:195,3455,399
Finland131:422,82327,659
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England101:5,571,806158,774
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brunei11:418,7313,893
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Krasnov Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from the Proto-Slavic krasn-, having the original meaning associated with 'brightness', 'light' and 'luminescence', ergo Christos and Khrishna.

- danphilipptodd

Krasnov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krasnov (Georgian: კრასნოვი, Russian: Краснов) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Krasnov.

How Common Is The Last Name Krasnov? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krasnov is the 10,718th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 138,953 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Krasnov live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Krasnov is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 46,743 people, or 1 in 3,083. In Russia it is most common in: Chuvash Republic, where 9 percent live, Moscow, where 8 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live. Beside Russia this last name is found in 54 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 5 percent live and Belarus, where 2 percent live.

Krasnov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (81%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Krasnov last name are 8.2% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.97% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Krasnov earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.75% more than the national average, earning $43,472 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.34% more than the national average, earning $60,285 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krasnova9364,599/
Krasnovs93124/
Krassnov935/
Krashnov933/
Krasnoov932/
Krasnnov931/
Krashnova8817/
Krassnova886/
Krasennov881/
Krasnow861,258/
Krajnov86120/
Crasnov8698/
Krosnov8647/
Kresnov8618/
Krasnof8616/
Krasnev8611/
Kracnov8610/
Krasnob865/
Kraznov862/
Krasnoff80698/
Krasneev80106/
Crasnova8069/
Krosnova8031/
Krashnev807/
Kroshnov801/
Krasnaev801/
Kraşnova801/
Krasnowa801/
Kreshnov801/
Krasnoof801/
Krashnow801/
Krachnov801/
Krassnoff7520/
Krosnev7138/
Crasnow7128/
Krajnow716/
Crasnof712/
Kresnow712/
Kraznow711/
Kresnev711/
Kroshnev6747/
Krosnoff6714/
Kreshnev6712/
Crasnoff673/
Kresnoff671/

Krasnov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krasnov in the Georgian language
კრასნოვიkrasnovi71.43
კრასნოვkrasnov28.57
Krasnov in the Russian language
Красновkrasnov-

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