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Where Does The Last Name Kriss Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kriss (Russian: Крисс) is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant: Krišš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriss? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 157,883^rd most widely held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,631,833 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Kriss are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 79,333^rd most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 6,765 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,786 people, or 1 in 202,945. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 65 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent reside and Egypt, where 4 percent reside.

Kriss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kriss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kriss last name expanded 1,488 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kriss Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kriss last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kriss last name are 10.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kriss earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 14.5% more than the national average, earning $49,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.28% more than the national average, earning $71,685 CAD per year.