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 more frequently found in Slovakia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Krsko or Krskó. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Krško? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is carried by 455 people, or 1 in 11,728. In Slovakia it is mostly concentrated in: Trenčín Region, where 62 percent reside, Žilina Region, where 27 percent reside and Bratislava Region, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Slovakia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 8 percent reside and Slovenia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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

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Footnotes

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