Kriv Surname

1,589,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Kriv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kriv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia481:3,002,564162,760
United States301:12,081,964463,456
Cambodia251:619,4864,539
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

Kriv (31) may also be a first name.

Kriv Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kriv (Russian: Крив) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriv? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,589,322nd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 56,933,952 people. Kriv is predominantly found in Europe, where 34 percent of Kriv are found; 31 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 30 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 31 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 3,002,564. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 23 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 17 percent live and Primorsky Krai, where 13 percent live. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent live and Cambodia, where 20 percent live.

Kriv Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kriv last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kriv surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Kriv earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.72% more than the national average, earning $63,741 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khriv895/
Kriov894/
Kriev893/
Kruiv891/
Kh'riv806/
Kriovė803/
Krivht800/
Krif75639/
Criv75131/
Krev7553/
Kryv7528/
Qriv751/
Krivova734,240/
Khrichv731/
Krief672,673/
Kreif67549/
Krevs67446/
Krevh67257/
Kruif67144/
Kraif67143/
Krift67104/
Kreib6789/
Kraifová6758/
Kreva6741/
Kriff6731/
Kriof6729/
Kreifová6725/
Khrif6722/
Krife6721/
Kreev6710/
Kryov673/
Kriow671/
Krevz671/
Kryvz671/
Krevt671/
Krzev671/
Gkrib671/
Krevš671/
Kraifova671/
Kroif671/
Kripf671/
Krifs670/

Kriv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kriv in the Russian language
Кривkriv-

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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
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  • 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 Kriv
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