Krivoshey Surname

196,417th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Krivoshey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krivoshey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,2041:119,70414,339
Belarus7401:12,8392,004
United States701:5,177,985261,849
Israel641:133,71314,383
Kazakhstan301:589,41741,433
France61:11,070,454349,096
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Krivoshey Last Name Facts

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

Krivoshey (Russian: Кривошей) is most common in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krivoshey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Krivoshey is the 196,417th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,414,970 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Krivoshey live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 1,204 people, or 1 in 119,704. In Russia Krivoshey is most frequent in: Belgorod Oblast, where 15 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent are found and Moscow, where 7 percent are found. Other than Russia this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Krivoshey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Krivoshey last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia, Orthodox (93%) in Belarus and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Krivoshey surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the party.

Krivoshey earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.77% more than the national average, earning $52,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Krivoshey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krivoshey in the Russian language
Кривошейkrivosej-

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Footnotes

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