Surname Krištof in modern Croatia

Krištof families are often Croats and they are mostly from Krapina area , less frequently Hungarians (from Osijek area ) and Slovaks (from Nasice ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Zagreb and Nasice.

Prevalence

About 210 people with faimily name Krištof live in Croatia today, in 90 households. There were 280 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 20 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 20 cities and 23 other places, mostly in Zagreb (75), Fuzine in Kraljevica area (15), Breznica Nasicka in Nasice area (15), Andrilovec (15), and in Jarmina in Vinkovci area (10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Krištof (including: Kristof , Kristóf , Krishtof , Kristoff , Krystof , Kristoph , Khristof , Krishtoff , Krisztof and Krishtoph ) is present in 79 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. "Krishtoph " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Tomislav Krištof, Jadranka Krištof, Štefica Krištof, Franjo Krištof, Ivica Krištof, Emilija Krištof, Željka Krištof, Kruno Krištof, Anica Krištof, Jasminka Krištof, Denis Krištof, Edo Krištof, Sanela Krištof, Jene Krištof, Mario Krištof, Ivana Krištof, Stanislav Krištof, Ljiljana Krištof, Melita Krištof

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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