Kríž Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Kríž Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 222 | 1:47,899 | 7,989 |
| Slovakia | 133 | 1:40,124 | 7,469 |
The alternate forms: Kříž (7,104), Križ (534), Kríz (1), Kriz (4,016), Kriż (1) & Křiž (1) are calculated separately.
Kríž Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kríž Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kríž occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kříž, Križ, Kríz, Kriz, Kriż or Křiž. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kríž? popularity and diffusion
It is the 793,288th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The surname Kríž is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kríž reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 47,899. In Czechia Kríž is mostly found in: Ústí nad Labem Region, where 63 percent reside, Moravian-Silesian Region, where 36 percent reside and Prague, where 0 percent reside. Outside of Czechia this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Slovakia, where 37 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kříž | 92 | 7,104 | / |
| Križ | 92 | 534 | / |
| Kríz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Krížo | 89 | 140 | / |
| Krž | 86 | 26 | / |
| Kriz | 83 | 4,016 | / |
| Kriż | 83 | 1 | / |
| Křiž | 83 | 1 | / |
| Krže | 75 | 128 | / |
| Krža | 75 | 35 | / |
| Krúž | 75 | 27 | / |
| Korž | 75 | 22 | / |
| Kruž | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kreže | 67 | 244 | / |
| Kariž | 67 | 237 | / |
| Korže | 67 | 175 | / |
| Križo | 67 | 171 | / |
| Križe | 67 | 123 | / |
| Kurež | 67 | 76 | / |
| Koriž | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kerže | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kuráž | 67 | 23 | / |
| Krýže | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kruže | 67 | 12 | / |
| Krežo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kryže | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kruži | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korža | 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 Kríž
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