Kristof Surname

122,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kristof Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kristof Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9771:370,99232,902
Romania7821:25,6753,255
Namibia4171:5,7781,120
Austria3151:27,0334,274
Germany2241:359,39934,546
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Slovakia1301:41,0507,674
France1201:553,52375,172
Czechia831:128,11420,499
Poland791:481,12348,113
Argentina751:569,91240,958
Hungary701:140,23312,855
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Australia331:818,05251,601
England331:1,688,42669,999
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Kristóf (3,126), Krištof (2,704) & Křištof (7) are calculated separately.

Kristof (21,177) may also be a first name.

Kristof Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kristof (Russian: Кристоф) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kristóf, Krištof or Křištof. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kristof? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 122,273rd most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,948,021 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Kristof live; 31 percent live in Eastern Europe and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kristof is also the 36,233rd most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 21,177 people.

The surname Kristof is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 977 people, or 1 in 370,992. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 52 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 21 percent live and Namibia, where 11 percent live.

Kristof Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kristof last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kristof earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.68% more than the national average, earning $49,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.09% less than the national average, earning $49,640 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kristof Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kristof in the Russian language
Кристофkristof-

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Footnotes

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