Chretien Surname

33,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Chretien Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chretien Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9,4111:7,058605
Canada4,0601:9,0751,350
United States1,8311:197,95719,501
Mauritius1681:7,6991,626
Belgium931:123,62018,077
New Caledonia881:3,139455
Luxembourg321:18,1423,979
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
England191:2,932,529101,561
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Malta41:107,5681,849
Wales41:773,63329,106
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
China21:683,660,78330,601
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belize11:355,4743,977
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

The alternate forms: Chrétien (633) are calculated separately.

Chretien (12,576) may also be a first name.

Chretien Last Name Facts

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

Chretien (Arabic: كريتيان) is most common in France. It can also appear in the variant forms: Chrétien. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chretien.

How Common Is The Last Name Chretien? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chretien is the 33,152nd most common last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 454,988 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Chretien are found; 56 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 52,481st most frequently occurring given name at a global level It is held by 12,576 people.

The surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 9,411 people, or 1 in 7,058. In France Chretien is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 18 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent live and Grand Est, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account France it is found in 64 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Chretien Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chretien has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chretien surname rose 2,817 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 317 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chretien Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chretien surname are 21.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Chretien earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 257.5% more than the national average, earning R 849,564 per year; in United States they earn 5.78% more than the national average, earning $45,642 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.21% less than the national average, earning $42,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chretien Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chretien in the Arabic language
كريتيانkrytyan-

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Footnotes

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