Kristó Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kristó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kristó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3761:26,1072,906
Romania491:409,75233,339
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Kristo (3,119), Krišto (2,205) & Krişto (27) are calculated separately.

Kristó Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kristó is found most frequently in Hungary. It may occur as a variant: Kristo, Krišto or Krişto. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kristó? popularity and diffusion

Kristó is the 693,669th most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname Kristó occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kristó are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 26,107. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Csongrád County, where 48 percent reside, Budapest, where 16 percent reside and Pest County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Hungary Kristó exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 12 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kristo943,119/
Krišto892,205/
Krişto8927/
Krista83842/
Kristu8315/
Khristo77274/
Kriszta77107/
Krishta7787/
Kristou7740/
Khristu7738/
Khrista7727/
Kristoň7720/
Krisztu778/
Krishto778/
Kristoo778/
Kristhu774/
Kristoy772/
Kristoi772/
Kristaa772/
Krishtu771/
Kristah771/
Kristto771/
Kristta771/
Kristha771/
Kraisto771/
Krishtop71628/
Kristoyt7150/
Kristoit7123/
Kristott7121/
Kristaut7110/
Kraishta719/
Khrishtu711/
Khrishta711/
Cristo676,763/
Crista671,420/
Kresta671,095/
Krysta67977/
Cristu67587/
Kresto67555/
Krišta6787/
Kristosch6722/
Cristã675/
Cristá674/
Krysto674/
Qristo674/
Khristeus674/
Krestu673/
Kristauts671/
Kristhapp671/
Krishtoph671/
Krystu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kristó
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