Chistopher Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Chistopher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chistopher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2121:835,57936,885
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Chistopher (2,973) may also be a first name.

Chistopher Last Name Facts

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

Chistopher (Hindi: क्रिस्टोफर) is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chistopher? popularity and diffusion

Chistopher is the 860,770th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Chistopher reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 67 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chistopher is also the 132,869th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 2,973 people.

Chistopher is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 212 people, or 1 in 835,579. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kaduna, where 18 percent are found, Lagos, where 12 percent are found and Rivers, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 11 percent are found.

Chistopher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chistopher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chistopher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chistopher surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

Chistopher earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.61% less than the national average, earning $32,099 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chistopher Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chistopher in the Hindi language
क्रिस्टोफरkristophara-

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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
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  • 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 Chistopher
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