Kryva Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Kryva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kryva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1751:260,13033,933
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

The alternate forms: Kryvá (1) are calculated separately.

Kryva Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kryva (Russian: Крыва) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kryvá. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kryva? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,177,228th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,076,960 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Kryva are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Kryva is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 175 people, or 1 in 260,130. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Luhansk Oblast, where 21 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent live and Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 8 percent live. Outside of Ukraine it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kryvá931/
Kryova912/
Kryvai911/
Krayva911/
Kryveha83420/
Kryvaya838/
Kryvats836/
Kryvach832/
Kryshva831/
Kriva80246/
Kryba8061/
Kreva8041/
Krywa8026/
Kryvy8023/
Kryvi8017/
Kryvo8014/
Kryve805/
Kryvý801/
Kryvyi732,231/
Kryvoi731,092/
Krieva73270/
Krzywa73152/
Kryway7361/
Krayvo7331/
Krivai7328/
Khriva7327/
Kryvyy7325/
Kryvoy7310/
Krzyvy737/
Kreeva735/
Kryvoš734/
Kryśba734/
Krivaa733/
Kryviy732/
Krevaj731/
Kryvuy731/
Kriova731/
Krihva731/
Krybat731/
Krzyba731/
Krevad731/
Kraiva731/
Kryvets671,732/
Kryvych671,585/
Kryvous67447/
Krivaya67403/
Krivaja67249/
Kryvosh67119/
Kruyver6761/
Krivach6736/
Krivats6720/
Kreveha6720/
Krzyvey6715/
Kryvouz6712/
Krivaia6711/
Khreeva6710/
Krywacz678/
Kreyvis674/
Krevait673/
Kryvyts673/
Krivait672/
Kreyvit671/
Khrieva671/
Kryvysh671/
Krevaja671/
Kıreeva671/

Kryva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kryva in the Russian language
Крываkryva-

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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
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  • 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 Kryva
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