Surname Kristof in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Kristof families are Croats (from Delnice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Rijeka.

Prevalence

Only a few people with faimily name Kristof live in Croatia today, in five households only. There were 0 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number multiplied.
They are located in two Croatian cities only, in Rijeka (<10) and Delnice (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kristof (including: Kristóf , Kristoff , Krishtof , Krysztof , Krystof , Kristoph , Khristof , Krishtoff and Krisztof ) is present in 117 countries worldwide. The family name "Kristof " is used by some 1000 people in the United States , about 700 in Hungary , and some 400 people in Germany. "Kristoph " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Kristoff " is used by some 2000 people in the United States , about 200 in Canada , and some 90 people in Argentina.

Characteristic first names

Denis Kristof, Peter Kristof, Ivan Kristof, Katica Kristof, Marija Kristof, Laura Kristof, Boris Kristof, Daniela Kristof, Leon Kristof, Chiara Kristof, Giuseppe Kristof, Kornel Kristof, Mirko Kristof

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1917 in source List of Dignitaries, Officials and Public Servants of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia.

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