Krys Surname

185,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Krys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine7371:61,7688,916
Russia5041:285,95829,568
France2171:306,09546,684
United States1891:1,917,772124,288
Germany1861:432,82538,889
Canada1641:224,66821,579
Belarus651:146,17020,310
Cambodia541:286,7993,436
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Poland251:1,520,35087,293
England241:2,321,58686,519
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Norway61:857,04855,549
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Kryś (2,082), Kryš (4) & Krýš (5) are calculated separately.

Krys (2,895) may also be a first name.

Krys Last Name Facts

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

Krys (Russian: Крысь) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can appear in the variant forms: Kryś, Kryš or Krýš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krys? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 185,182nd most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,183,725 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Krys are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 135,037th most common first name globally It is held by 2,895 people.

It is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 737 people, or 1 in 61,768. In Ukraine Krys is most frequent in: Lviv Oblast, where 18 percent live, Donetsk Oblast, where 14 percent live and Ternopil Oblast, where 11 percent live. Apart from Ukraine this last name occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Krys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Krys surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 41.18% registered with the party.

The amount Krys earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 11.08% less than the national average, earning 307,748 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning $44,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning $53,594 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kryś922,082/
Kryš924/
Krays89310/
Kreys89291/
Kruys89263/
Krzys89220/
Krysh89168/
Kryts89100/
Kryss8997/
Krysz8963/
Kryzs8955/
Kryos8946/
Kroys8944/
Kėrys896/
Kryse892/
Krýš835/
Krayss8084/
Kreyts8065/
Kruyts8038/
Krzysz8023/
Krayts8022/
Kroyts8022/
Krysch8018/
Kreyss8015/
Kryshe8013/
Kreysh8010/
Kreyhs807/
Krayse805/
Khreys804/
Khrays803/
Kruyse802/
Khryts802/
Khrysh801/
Kraysh801/
Krysze801/
Kryszt801/
Kryths800/
Kris755,011/
Kres75769/
Crys7595/
Kryz7534/
Krés7520/
Kryč7517/
Krès751/
Kryć751/
Krysova731,150/
Kruysse7392/
Krysová7357/
Kreysch7336/
Krzysch7311/
Kryshch731/
Khreyss731/
Kress6720,858/
Kreis6712,937/
Krish679,997/
Kriss672,769/
Kruis672,369/
Krise671,520/
Krois671,386/
Kries671,046/
Crays67707/
Khris67693/
Krais67607/
Krese67492/
Krzyś67455/
Kresz67447/
Kresh67369/
Kreus67343/
Cruys67181/
Krejs67135/
Krajs67131/
Krayz67119/
Kryshova67109/
Cryts67104/
Krojs6781/
Krøis6759/
Krzyz6755/
Kreyz6750/
Kreyß6748/
Kräss6746/
Kreysová6742/
Kőris6740/
Krehs6739/
Krees6738/
Krios6736/
Krzes6732/
Krizs6732/
Cryst6730/
Khrysova6728/
Krisz6719/
Croys6715/
Krész6714/
Krhis6711/
Krycz679/
Krihs676/
Krisd676/
Kreas675/
Krzis675/
Creys674/
Khres673/
Crüys673/
Kresp672/
Kryssova671/
Crzys671/
Kresś671/
Kreysova671/
Kroyz671/
Kroyß671/
Gkres671/
Crysh671/
Crhys671/
Kryxx671/
Kryoz671/
Crysp670/

Krys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krys in the Russian language
Крысьkrys-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Krys
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