Chrestensen Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Chrestensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chrestensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Denmark2061:27,4022,825
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Chrestensen Last Name Facts

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

Chrestensen has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chrestensen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chrestensen is the 618,896th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Chrestensen are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 1,367,770. In The United States Chrestensen is mostly concentrated in: Iowa, where 16 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Michigan, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 41 percent are found and Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Chrestensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Chrestensen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,559 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chrestensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chrestensen surname are 14.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.94% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chrestensen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.69% less than the national average, earning $41,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.66% more than the national average, earning $51,996 CAD per year.

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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
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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 Chrestensen
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