Krško Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Krško Surname User-submission:

This surname refers to a left-handed person. Krša is very old Slovak word for 'left hand'.

Krško Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia4551:11,7281,486
Czechia411:259,35334,723
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Krsko (54) & Krskó (1) are calculated separately.

Krško Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to a left-handed person. Krša is very old Slovak word for 'left hand'.

- krssak

Krško Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krško is found most in Slovakia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Krsko or Krskó. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krško? popularity and diffusion

The last name Krško is the 617,057th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Krško live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Slovakia, where it is borne by 455 people, or 1 in 11,728. In Slovakia Krško is primarily found in: Trenčín Region, where 62 percent are found, Žilina Region, where 27 percent are found and Bratislava Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 8 percent are found and Slovenia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krsko9354/
Krskó871/
Krška801,021/
Krsco601/
Krshka5512/
Hkrska551/
Krschka5039/
Kırışka5016/

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Footnotes

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