Kritidis Surname

1,596,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kritidis Surname User-submission:

This surname is of Pontic Greek descend. -idis means 'son of' and is very common suffix in Pontic Greek surnames and Constantinople Greeks' surnames, similarly with -glu. Kritis (Κριτής) in Greek means 'judge', so combining both parts we get 'son of the judge'.

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Kritidis Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1161:95,51516,103
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Kritidis Surname Meaning

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This surname is of Pontic Greek descend. -idis means 'son of' and is very common suffix in Pontic Greek surnames and Constantinople Greeks' surnames, similarly with -glu. Kritis (Κριτής) in Greek means 'judge', so combining both parts we get 'son of the judge'.

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Kritidis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kritidis is more commonly found in Greece than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kritidis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kritidis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kritidis is the 1,596,935th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 57,382,251 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kritidis live; 93 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Kritidis is most frequent in Greece, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 95,515. In Greece Kritidis is mostly found in: Central Macedonia, where 59 percent live, Attica, where 40 percent live and North Aegean, where 1 percent live. Besides Greece this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 6 percent live and Bulgaria, where 2 percent live.

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