Kriton Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kriton Surname User-submission:

Kriton was living in the years of the golden age in the Athenian Democracy (5th century BC). He was the best student of the philosopher Sokrates and tried to release him from prison and save his life. However Sokrates decide to obey to the state rules and to drink the conium as he has been sentenced to death.

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Kriton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kriton (520) may also be a first name.

Kriton Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kriton was living in the years of the golden age in the Athenian Democracy (5th century BC). He was the best student of the philosopher Sokrates and tried to release him from prison and save his life. However Sokrates decide to obey to the state rules and to drink the conium as he has been sentenced to death. Kriton is a book of Plato that contains dialogues between Sokrates, Kriton and some other followers.

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Kriton Last Name Facts

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

Kriton (Hindi: क्रितोन, Marathi: टोन, Russian: Критон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Kriton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Kriton live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 370,386th most widespread given name in the world, held by 520 people.

The last name Kriton is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Kriton is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent live, New York, where 33 percent live and New Hampshire, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 20 percent live.

Kriton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kriton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kriton last name grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kriton Last Name Statistics demography

Kriton earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

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Kriton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kriton in the Hindi language
क्रितोनkritona-
Kriton in the Marathi language
टोनtona-
Kriton in the Russian language
Критонkriton-

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