Križan Surname

106,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Križan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Križan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia1,5761:3,386183
Croatia1,0011:4,224489
Slovenia7581:3,282501
Serbia6981:10,2361,213
Czechia3471:30,6444,974
Montenegro171:37,6212,828
Bosnia and Herzegovina91:392,93413,307
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Krizan (1,867), Křižan (144), Križán (2), Kriźan (1), Krížan (1), Krizán (14) & Křížan (9) are calculated separately.

Križan (427) may also be a first name.

Križan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Križan is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Krizan, Křižan, Križán, Kriźan, Krížan, Krizán or Křížan. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Križan? popularity and diffusion

Križan is the 106,043rd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,651,756 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Križan are found; 56 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 415,584th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 427 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Slovakia, where it is carried by 1,576 people, or 1 in 3,386. In Slovakia it is primarily concentrated in: Trnava Region, where 29 percent reside, Trenčín Region, where 22 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 21 percent reside. Beside Slovakia this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 23 percent reside and Slovenia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krizan941,867/
Křižan94144/
Križán942/
Kriźan941/
Krížan941/
Križňan9210/
Križanc924/
Krizán8914/
Křížan899/
Krisan831,129/
Krijan83440/
Krican837/
Križanova8020/
Krizsan77455/
Krisjan77392/
Kriscan7779/
Kraisan7764/
Krizhan7731/
Krizian7721/
Krizanc7720/
Kraijan7711/
Khrisan777/
Kraizan775/
Khrican773/
Krzizan773/
Krisann773/
Krihsan773/
Krizane772/
Krisahn772/
Criåžan772/
Krijain771/
Krisain771/
Kriesan770/
Križňanová7519/
Khreisan71434/
Khrisand7110/
Khrisjan719/
Khrigian715/
Krisjaan713/
Krisahan712/
Kriszsan711/
Kriscahn711/
Krishsan711/
Kraizsan711/
Crisan6719,833/
Kresan67808/
Krejan67231/
Krizon67151/
Křižanová67143/
Krizanova67130/
Krisán6798/
Kryzan6794/
Crijan6780/
Kryjan6752/
Krezan6744/
Kroisandt6739/
Krizanová6731/
Krecan6710/
Crizan6710/
Kryżan677/
Crican676/
Krizam674/
Križánová673/
Kricon671/
Kraidzhan671/
Křižam671/

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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 Križan
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