Kris Surname
Approximately 5,011 people bear this surname
Kris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1,040 | 1:138,580 | 16,168 |
| United States | 724 | 1:500,634 | 42,111 |
| Indonesia | 452 | 1:292,587 | 26,121 |
| India | 418 | 1:1,835,085 | 64,798 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Cambodia | 259 | 1:59,796 | 1,956 |
| Australia | 216 | 1:124,980 | 13,694 |
| Israel | 159 | 1:53,822 | 7,013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Singapore | 158 | 1:34,859 | 1,274 |
| Papua New Guinea | 144 | 1:56,623 | 7,213 |
| Belgium | 63 | 1:182,486 | 24,456 |
| England | 57 | 1:977,510 | 48,999 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Canada | 48 | 1:767,616 | 60,775 |
| Kazakhstan | 47 | 1:376,223 | 29,840 |
| Nigeria | 47 | 1:3,768,995 | 108,818 |
| Belarus | 41 | 1:231,733 | 28,176 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Malaysia | 40 | 1:737,356 | 34,564 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Latvia | 35 | 1:58,573 | 8,789 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Moldova | 23 | 1:154,842 | 16,100 |
| China | 22 | 1:62,150,980 | 3,380 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Transnistria | 11 | 1:43,154 | 6,501 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Turkmenistan | 9 | 1:609,901 | 4,112 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Albania | 5 | 1:582,811 | 19,572 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 1:1,194,531 | 65,188 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 1:323,354 | 10,053 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Lithuania | 3 | 1:1,011,529 | 32,308 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
The alternate forms: Kriš (137) are calculated separately.
Kris (225,961) may also be a first name.
Kris Demographics
Average Male Kris Height
176.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kris Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kris (Hindi: क्रिस, Oriya: କିସ, Russian: Крис) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Kriš. Click here for further potential spellings of Kris.
How Common Is The Last Name Kris? popularity and diffusion
Kris is the 94,994th most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,454,310 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 41 percent of Kris are found; 18 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 17 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 4,638th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 225,961 people.
It is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 1,040 people, or 1 in 138,580. In Russia Kris is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 25 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Rostov Oblast, where 3 percent reside. Beside Russia Kris occurs in 109 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.
Kris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kris has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kris surname rose 1,810 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kris Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kris surname is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia and Orthodox (54%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kris last name are 16.5% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 63.27% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kris earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 34.41% less than the national average, earning R 155,856 per year; in United States they earn 5.16% less than the national average, earning $40,921 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.17% less than the national average, earning $47,114 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kris Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kris in the Hindi language | ||
| क्रिस | krisa | 57.89 |
| क्रीस | krisa | 23.68 |
| कृस | krsa | 7.89 |
| क्रिस्टीना | kristina | 5.26 |
| कृष्ण | krsna | 2.63 |
| क्रिस्टी | kristi | 2.63 |
| Kris in the Oriya language | ||
| କିସ | kisa | 50 |
| କୀସ | kisa | 25 |
| କିସ୍ | kis | 25 |
| Kris in the Russian language | ||
| Крис | kris | - |
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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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- 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 Kris
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