Krzyz Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Krzyz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krzyz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England31:18,572,686338,250
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Krzyż (378) are calculated separately.

Krzyz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krzyz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Krzyż. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krzyz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,605,694th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name Krzyz is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Krzyz are found; 58 percent are found in Western Europe and 58 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 69 percent are found, Thuringia, where 22 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 3 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Krzyz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Krzyz earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 21.73% more than the national average, earning $52,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.33% less than the national average, earning $40,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krzyż93378/
Krzysz9123/
Krzyzh910/
Kryz8934/
Kzyz891/
Krzhyzh834/
Krzyscz831/
Kryzh80482/
Krzyś80455/
Krzys80220/
Krayz80119/
Kryzs8055/
Kreyz8050/
Krjzz801/
Kroyz801/
Krzyx801/
Krezz801/
Krzesz7317/
Krzisz732/
Kzhyzh731/
Krzecz731/
Kriszz731/
Kriz674,016/
Krys672,289/
Kryś672,082/
Krez67360/
Kryj67290/
Kziz67258/
Kryc6769/
Cryz6727/
Kryzova6725/
Kréz6725/
Kryzová6718/
Kryč6717/
Krzysch6711/
Kryš674/
Gzyz673/
Krýz672/
Kzez672/
Kzyx671/
Kríz671/
Kryć671/
Kryż671/
Qryz671/
Krjz670/

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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 Krzyz
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