Kriven Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kriven Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kriven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia511:2,825,942156,501
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

The alternate forms: Krivén (3) are calculated separately.

Kriven Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kriven (Russian: Кривень) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Krivén. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kriven? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kriven is the 2,185,341st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. Kriven occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Kriven reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 60 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kriven is most frequently used in Russia, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 2,825,942. In Russia it is primarily found in: Volgograd Oblast, where 22 percent live, Voronezh Oblast, where 20 percent live and Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 18 percent live. Beside Russia Kriven exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Kriven Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kriven surname is primarily Orthodox (39%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kriven last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Kriven earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krivén943/
Kreiven924/
Krieven921/
Krivienė867/
Kryven83547/
Krivin83251/
Kreven8322/
Criven830/
Kreivienė80130/
Krivenová808/
Krivenova805/
Krievienė801/
Krivechin801/
Krivina77290/
Krivine7786/
Kreyven7716/
Krievin7710/
Kriwein772/
Kreaven771/
Crivien770/
Kryvehyn715/
Creivean715/
Kreivina711/
Krivicin711/
Krevetin711/
Kryvyn6745/
Krevin6740/
Creven6718/
Kryvehyna675/
Crivin675/
Krevyn673/
Kryvin672/
Kryvechyn671/

Kriven Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kriven in the Russian language
Кривеньkriven-

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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
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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 Kriven
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