Kriva Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Kriva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kriva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1081:1,334,47394,603
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Kosovo231:80,9514,985
Belarus201:475,05345,383
Slovakia121:444,70454,815
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
France21:33,211,361423,184
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Krivá (199), Křiva (158), Křivá (38) & Kříva (10) are calculated separately.

Kriva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kriva (Arabic: كريفا, Hindi: कृवा, Russian: Крива) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Krivá, Křiva, Křivá or Kříva. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriva? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,025,894th most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Kriva reside; 45 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 39 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 1,334,473. In Russia Kriva is most numerous in: Rostov Oblast, where 16 percent are found, Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Orenburg Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Russia this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Kosovo, where 9 percent are found.

Kriva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kriva surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 35.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kriva earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.71% more than the national average, earning $50,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krivá93199/
Křiva93158/
Krieva91270/
Krivai9128/
Khriva9127/
Krivaa913/
Kraiva911/
Krihva911/
Kriova911/
Křivá8738/
Kříva8710/
Krivaya83403/
Krivaja83249/
Krivach8336/
Krivats8320/
Krivaia8311/
Krivait832/
Khrieva831/
Kryva80202/
Kriwa80186/
Krivy80151/
Krivý80149/
Krivo80136/
Krive8086/
Krivi8072/
Criva8044/
Kreva8041/
Kruva805/
Krivatch778/
Crivat731,264/
Krivoy731,220/
Kreivi73389/
Krivos73178/
Krivoš73171/
Khriba73155/
Krivit73128/
Crivea73110/
Kriwat7384/
Krivoi7355/
Krivyh7355/
Crivas7348/
Krivou7340/
Krivyy7330/
Kriviy7314/
Krieve7314/
Krivoj739/
Khrive739/
Kreive739/
Krivey739/
Kreeva735/
Kriwai735/
Krived733/
Kriwas733/
Krives732/
Krueva732/
Kryova732/
Krayva731/
Krivet731/
Qrivas731/
Krevad731/
Kribah731/
Kruiwa731/
Kruvah731/
Kriviç731/
Kriwah731/
Kribea731/
Krevaj731/
Kryvai731/
Krivaňová712/
Krishvaha711/
Krivets672,369/
Krivich671,324/
Kryveha67420/
Crivaia67210/
Krivous67177/
Kruiver67127/
Kreivis6748/
Krivetz6746/
Kreivit6737/
Kreivys6729/
Khrueva6725/
Kreveha6720/
Criveau6715/
Kraiwas6713/
Krisvoy6712/
Khreeva6710/
Kraibaa6710/
Kryvaya678/
Krivojs676/
Kraisua676/
Kraivit676/
Kryvats676/
Kriviss675/
Kriwacz674/
Kriwath674/
Kraiwaz674/
Krivouz673/
Krevait673/
Khraiba673/
Krivych672/
Kriouaa672/
Kryvach672/
Kraivee672/
Krivitt671/
Khreivi671/
Kıreeva671/
Khribah671/
Khribaa671/
Krevaja671/
Kryshva671/

Kriva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kriva in the Hindi language
कृवाkrva-
Kriva in the Russian language
Криваkriva-
Kriva in the Arabic language
كريفاkryfa-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kriva
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