Kriš Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Kriš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | 120 | 1:44,470 | 8,422 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
The alternate forms: Kris (5,011) are calculated separately.
Kriš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kriš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kriš is more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Kris. For other potential spellings of Kriš click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kriš? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kriš is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The last name Kriš is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kriš are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Slovakia, where it is held by 120 people, or 1 in 44,470. In Slovakia Kriš is most prevalent in: Žilina Region, where 54 percent reside, Prešov Region, where 33 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Slovakia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 9 percent reside and Serbia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kris | 92 | 5,011 | / |
| Krišš | 89 | 46 | / |
| Kriše | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kri | 86 | 14,396 | / |
| Kriz | 75 | 4,016 | / |
| Krai | 75 | 1,165 | / |
| Kric | 75 | 1,002 | / |
| Krei | 75 | 670 | / |
| Križ | 75 | 534 | / |
| Kroi | 75 | 351 | / |
| Këri | 75 | 251 | / |
| Krih | 75 | 159 | / |
| Kreš | 75 | 93 | / |
| Krie | 75 | 91 | / |
| Khri | 75 | 88 | / |
| Krii | 75 | 34 | / |
| Krio | 75 | 32 | / |
| Krui | 75 | 16 | / |
| Krri | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kriß | 75 | 9 | / |
| Krýš | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kåri | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kryš | 75 | 4 | / |
| Krij | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kriy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kőri | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hkri | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kryi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Krhi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kriľ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kriż | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ckri | 75 | 1 | / |
| Krgi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Krzi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Krišova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kreis | 67 | 12,937 | / |
| Krish | 67 | 9,997 | / |
| Kraai | 67 | 3,240 | / |
| Kriss | 67 | 2,769 | / |
| Kruis | 67 | 2,369 | / |
| Kroiß | 67 | 1,871 | / |
| Krise | 67 | 1,520 | / |
| Krois | 67 | 1,386 | / |
| Kries | 67 | 1,046 | / |
| Khris | 67 | 693 | / |
| Krijt | 67 | 647 | / |
| Krais | 67 | 607 | / |
| Kreiß | 67 | 505 | / |
| Kruip | 67 | 308 | / |
| Kruid | 67 | 263 | / |
| Kërri | 67 | 259 | / |
| Kraiß | 67 | 232 | / |
| Krrai | 67 | 88 | / |
| Kreij | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kkrai | 67 | 72 | / |
| Kreiz | 67 | 64 | / |
| Krøis | 67 | 59 | / |
| Khrei | 67 | 51 | / |
| Kriššová | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kroiz | 67 | 49 | / |
| Kraić | 67 | 43 | / |
| Kőris | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kraiz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Krios | 67 | 36 | / |
| Krizs | 67 | 32 | / |
| Krizh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kraia | 67 | 23 | / |
| Krisz | 67 | 19 | / |
| Krieß | 67 | 19 | / |
| Krägi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Krice | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kreić | 67 | 15 | / |
| Khrai | 67 | 15 | / |
| Kraij | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kreix | 67 | 11 | / |
| Krhis | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khrgi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Krihe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kruiß | 67 | 8 | / |
| Khrio | 67 | 7 | / |
| Krihs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Krisd | 67 | 6 | / |
| Krzis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khrie | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kcrai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Krisc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gkrai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kquri | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kruić | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kreic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kruiz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kraiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Krešš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kreič | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ckrai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kruic | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khroi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krioh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kripf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkric | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khrui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kőrišová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kruij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kriej | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krißt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkrei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kraix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krihh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khrih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Krieh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kriey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kriš
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