Kriiva Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kriiva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kriiva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Kriiva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kriiva is borne by more people in Estonia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriiva? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Kriiva is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Kriiva live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name Kriiva is most frequently held in Estonia, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 57,470. Besides Estonia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 28 percent live and Norway, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krieva83270/
Krijeva771/
Krgieva771/
Khrieva771/
Kriibi6750/
Krieve6714/
Kryeva674/
Krieba671/
Kriever6237/
Krieves6220/
Khrieba621/
Krijiwy621/
Kriewat621/
Khreibah57833/
Kriesbach5312/
Krießbach533/
Kriessbach5012/
Kriewe502/
Crieve501/
Kriebe500/

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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 Kriiva
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