Križ Surname
Approximately 534 people bear this surname
Križ Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 231 | 1:10,769 | 2,548 |
| Croatia | 185 | 1:22,857 | 4,779 |
| Slovakia | 64 | 1:83,382 | 16,110 |
| Serbia | 49 | 1:145,815 | 10,189 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4 | 1:884,100 | 15,259 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
The alternate forms: Kríž (355), Kriż (1), Křiž (1), Kříž (7,104) & Kríz (1) are calculated separately.
Križ Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Križ Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Križ is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kríž, Kriż, Křiž, Kříž or Kríz. For other potential spellings of Križ click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Križ? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 585,898th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. The last name Križ occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Križ reside; 88 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 88 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 10,769. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Southeast Slovenia, where 45 percent reside, Central Slovenia, where 25 percent reside and Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 15 percent reside. Besides Slovenia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 35 percent reside and Slovakia, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kríž | 92 | 355 | / |
| Kriż | 92 | 1 | / |
| Křiž | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kříž | 83 | 7,104 | / |
| Kríz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kric | 75 | 1,002 | / |
| Kriš | 75 | 137 | / |
| Krij | 75 | 3 | / |
| Križova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Krish | 67 | 9,997 | / |
| Kreij | 67 | 82 | / |
| Krøis | 67 | 59 | / |
| Krišš | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kőris | 67 | 40 | / |
| Krizh | 67 | 23 | / |
| Krisz | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kreix | 67 | 11 | / |
| Krisc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kreic | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kreižová | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kreič | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hkric | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kruij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kraix | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kcriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kruic | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Križ
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