Kristo Surname

142,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Kristo Surname User-submission:

A surname that is diffused in the Balkans, very significant to the people there. It comes from the Greek, Χριστός, which means 'the anointed one', so it may be a variant of Christ.

Kristo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania1,2531:2,326402
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Indonesia2851:464,03238,383
Greece2231:49,6858,181
Finland2161:25,4483,505
Romania1951:102,96311,653
Austria1271:67,05110,326
Germany1171:688,08152,903
Sweden671:146,96710,337
Canada571:646,41452,764
India431:17,838,730274,051
Australia401:674,89346,030
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Croatia191:222,55825,345
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
France151:4,428,181244,602
Bosnia and Herzegovina111:321,49112,768
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
England81:6,964,757184,742
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Norway81:642,78647,258
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Krišto (2,205), Kristó (426) & Krişto (27) are calculated separately.

Kristo (9,024) may also be a first name.

Kristo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname that is diffused in the Balkans, very significant to the people there. It comes from the Greek, Χριστός, which means 'the anointed one', so it may be a variant of Christ.

- mateokristo97

Kristo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kristo (Hindi: क्रिस्टो) occurs more in Albania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Krišto, Kristó or Krişto. Click here for further possible spellings of Kristo.

How Common Is The Last Name Kristo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 142,635th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,336,501 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kristo reside; 49 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 40 percent reside in Albano-Europe. Kristo is also the 65,585th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 9,024 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Albania, where it is borne by 1,253 people, or 1 in 2,326. In Albania Kristo is most numerous in: Korçë County, where 23 percent reside, Tirana County, where 21 percent reside and Gjirokastër County, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Albania this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Indonesia, where 9 percent reside.

Kristo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kristo are 1.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.13% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kristo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning 320,891 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.28% more than the national average, earning $51,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $54,521 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krišto942,205/
Kristó94426/
Krişto9427/
Khristo92274/
Kristou9240/
Kristoň9220/
Kristoo928/
Krishto928/
Kristoy922/
Kristoi922/
Kristto921/
Kraisto921/
Krishtop86628/
Kristoyt8650/
Kristoit8623/
Kristott8621/
Cristo836,763/
Krista83842/
Kresto83555/
Krusto8341/
Krysto834/
Qristo834/
Kristosch8022/
Krishtoph801/
Cristos77150/
Kriszta77107/
Khrysto77104/
Krishta7787/
Cristoi7754/
Khrista7727/
Cristou7719/
Krestou7719/
Krystoň7711/
Crhisto772/
Kristaa772/
Kristah771/
Cristoy771/
Cristop771/
Krestoi771/
Kristha771/
Kristta771/
Cristot771/
Kristoňová7520/
Kryshtop711,739/
Khrystos7168/
Cristoph7158/
Kreshtop7127/
Krystoch7112/
Kristaut7110/
Kraishta719/
Cristoud717/
Cristhop714/
Hcristos714/
Krzyszto712/
Kryshtoh711/
Cristoch711/
Cristoss711/
Krystojć711/
Khrishta711/
Cresto671,967/
Crista671,420/
Kresta671,095/
Krysta67977/
Krusta6791/
Krišta6787/
Cristã675/
Cristá674/
Crysto674/
Krysztoch671/
Krzysztoi671/
Cristtoph671/
Kristhapp671/
Kristauts671/

Kristo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kristo in the Hindi language
क्रिस्टोkristo66.67
कृष्टोkrsto33.33

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