Chris Surname
Approximately 26,270 people bear this surname
Chris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,830 | 1:30,385 | 2,550 |
| United States | 4,150 | 1:87,340 | 9,841 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,710 | 1:3,009 | 132 |
| Ghana | 2,563 | 1:10,543 | 1,407 |
| Australia | 1,708 | 1:15,805 | 2,231 |
| Yemen | 1,503 | 1:17,582 | 1,913 |
| England | 740 | 1:75,295 | 8,539 |
| Sri Lanka | 658 | 1:31,624 | 3,961 |
| New Zealand | 652 | 1:6,945 | 1,179 |
| Hong Kong | 506 | 1:14,497 | 374 |
| Canada | 470 | 1:78,395 | 8,792 |
| Kenya | 417 | 1:110,743 | 9,462 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| India | 350 | 1:2,191,615 | 73,075 |
| Mali | 258 | 1:65,771 | 1,556 |
| Singapore | 244 | 1:22,573 | 892 |
| Cambodia | 242 | 1:63,996 | 2,015 |
| France | 209 | 1:317,812 | 48,279 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Fiji | 189 | 1:4,732 | 899 |
| Liberia | 142 | 1:31,046 | 2,951 |
| Solomon Islands | 135 | 1:4,297 | 515 |
| Indonesia | 134 | 1:986,934 | 72,456 |
| DR Congo | 130 | 1:568,304 | 43,658 |
| South Africa | 127 | 1:426,596 | 36,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 113 | 1:81,082 | 7,365 |
| Netherlands | 93 | 1:181,583 | 25,939 |
| Belgium | 86 | 1:133,682 | 19,279 |
| Malaysia | 81 | 1:364,126 | 19,261 |
| Brazil | 78 | 1:2,744,543 | 81,769 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Germany | 74 | 1:1,087,912 | 72,931 |
| Tanzania | 73 | 1:725,228 | 41,094 |
| Uganda | 73 | 1:534,785 | 29,774 |
| Greece | 71 | 1:156,053 | 25,589 |
| Ireland | 54 | 1:87,203 | 4,973 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Cyprus | 34 | 1:26,026 | 2,877 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| China | 29 | 1:47,149,020 | 2,555 |
| Taiwan | 26 | 1:901,721 | 6,312 |
| Myanmar | 25 | 1:2,077,519 | 669 |
| Philippines | 25 | 1:4,049,529 | 157,830 |
| Rwanda | 25 | 1:454,599 | 1,711 |
| Algeria | 23 | 1:1,679,633 | 43,253 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| Jordan | 14 | 1:631,603 | 13,893 |
| South Korea | 13 | 1:3,941,558 | 724 |
| Iceland | 12 | 1:31,674 | 2,357 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Zambia | 12 | 1:1,320,827 | 31,121 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Gambia | 9 | 1:213,717 | 372 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1:626,343 | 14,059 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Vietnam | 9 | 1:10,294,006 | 2,767 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Macau | 5 | 1:120,326 | 534 |
| Namibia | 5 | 1:481,880 | 11,140 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Grenada | 4 | 1:27,134 | 1,180 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Jamaica | 3 | 1:956,649 | 10,513 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 115 | 1:436,684 | 31,761 |
The alternate forms: Chrís (1) are calculated separately.
Chris (2,125,813) may also be a first name.
Chris Demographics
Average Chris Salary in
United States
$39,702 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Chris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chris Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chris (Arabic: كريس, Hindi: क्रिस, Oriya: କିସ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Chrís. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chris? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 20,775th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 277,409 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of Chris are found; 34 percent are found in West Africa and 32 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 284th most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 2,125,813 people.
This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,830 people, or 1 in 30,385. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Imo, where 10 percent reside, Lagos, where 7 percent reside and Taraba, where 7 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this last name is found in 142 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent reside.
Chris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Chris has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chris last name increased 3,609 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 74,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chris Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Chris surname is primarily Orthodox (57%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon and Christian (94%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Chris surname are 4.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.25% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Chris earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.99% less than the national average, earning $39,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $54,372 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chris Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chris in the Oriya language | ||
| କିସ | kisa | - |
| Chris in the Hindi language | ||
| क्रिस | krisa | 66.67 |
| क्रिंस | krinsa | 33.33 |
| Chris in the Arabic language | ||
| كريس | krys | - |
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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 Chris
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