Chris Surname

20,775th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Chris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,8301:30,3852,550
United States4,1501:87,3409,841
Papua New Guinea2,7101:3,009132
Ghana2,5631:10,5431,407
Australia1,7081:15,8052,231
Yemen1,5031:17,5821,913
England7401:75,2958,539
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
New Zealand6521:6,9451,179
Hong Kong5061:14,497374
Canada4701:78,3958,792
Kenya4171:110,7439,462
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
India3501:2,191,61573,075
Mali2581:65,7711,556
Singapore2441:22,573892
Cambodia2421:63,9962,015
France2091:317,81248,279
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Fiji1891:4,732899
Liberia1421:31,0462,951
Solomon Islands1351:4,297515
Indonesia1341:986,93472,456
DR Congo1301:568,30443,658
South Africa1271:426,59636,772
United Arab Emirates1131:81,0827,365
Netherlands931:181,58325,939
Belgium861:133,68219,279
Malaysia811:364,12619,261
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
Portugal751:138,9106,177
Germany741:1,087,91272,931
Tanzania731:725,22841,094
Uganda731:534,78529,774
Greece711:156,05325,589
Ireland541:87,2034,973
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Cyprus341:26,0262,877
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
China291:47,149,0202,555
Taiwan261:901,7216,312
Myanmar251:2,077,519669
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
Algeria231:1,679,63343,253
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Wales231:134,5459,804
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Jordan141:631,60313,893
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Iceland121:31,6742,357
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Zambia121:1,320,82731,121
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Gambia91:213,717372
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Lebanon91:626,34314,059
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Togo91:805,3086,372
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Macau51:120,326534
Namibia51:481,88011,140
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Malta41:107,5681,849
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

The alternate forms: Chrís (1) are calculated separately.

Chris (2,125,813) may also be a first name.

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 commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Chrís. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chris? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,775th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 277,409 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 39 percent of Chris reside; 34 percent reside in West Africa and 32 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 284th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 2,125,813 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,830 people, or 1 in 30,385. In Nigeria Chris is primarily found in: Imo, where 10 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Taraba, where 7 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 142 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent live.

Chris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chris has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Chris surname expanded 3,609 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 74,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Chris Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Chris last name is chiefly Orthodox (57%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Latin Catholic (67%) in Lebanon and Christian (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Chris last name are 4.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.25% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chrís931/
Christ9147,144/
Chrisp911,807/
Chriss911,555/
Chrise91112/
Chrish9139/
Chrois9116/
Chrøis9115/
Chrris914/
Chrisd913/
Chrais911/
Chries911/
Chruis911/
Chreis911/
Chrisz911/
Hchris911/
Cris89632/
Chri89157/
Hris8927/
Chriszt8369/
Chreist8341/
Chrisse8333/
Christt8313/
Schrist834/
Chrisst832/
Schrish832/
Chrgois831/
Schruis831/
Schrise831/
Chroids831/
Chrrist831/
Chrisdt831/
Schries830/
Schriss830/
Chrrise830/
Criss806,816/
Hrish802,701/
Khris80693/
Crish80496/
Crais80290/
Chrit80265/
Creis80182/
Chrij80177/
Chrys80107/
Crois8065/
Shris8037/
Chrai8035/
Cruis8033/
Chriz8032/
Cries8025/
Hrois8020/
Chrie8016/
Hreis8016/
Hrris8011/
Hrist809/
Chrip807/
Chrid806/
Chhri805/
Crhis805/
Chroi804/
Chrih804/
Hriss804/
Scris803/
Chres801/
Chrei801/
Chrri801/
Zhris801/
Schri801/
Chrgi801/
Hruis801/
Chrıs801/
Chriy801/
Chrii801/
Chrio801/
Crijs801/
Schruise7720/
Schritsh771/
Chrische771/
Schriess770/
Schroist770/
Cri75882/
Hri7598/
Khreis735,915/
Chresh731,246/
Khrais73973/
Schrei73896/
Chrest73680/
Khriss73557/
Chryst73552/
Chreih73219/
Chrich73145/
Hrisse73136/
Højris73114/
Hreits7398/
Hreish7372/
Hraish7361/
Shrish7343/
Chryss7340/
Cruijs7328/
Schrie7327/
Schrix7325/
Criess7320/
Schrio7315/
Schrai7314/
Khrish7313/
Chrait7312/
Craiss7312/
Hsrris735/
Chrieň735/
Chreit734/
Chrysp733/
Shrist733/
Chraih733/
Chreid733/
Shrris732/
Chrrie732/
Chress732/
Scrihs732/
Hjrish732/
Chrixx732/
Khrise731/
Hrisch731/
Chrrys731/
Shrise731/
Shchri731/
Cruish731/
Hrrris731/
Khrris731/
Chrioz731/
Schrij731/
Schrit731/
Chraia731/
Chrice731/
Chryse731/
Schric731/
Chrizz731/
Chrhit731/
Chrgai731/
Scrish731/
Chrees730/
Chresp730/
Creiss730/
Chruit730/
Hrisst730/
Shries730/
Shrisp730/
Cruiss730/
Shriss730/
Chrissová712/
Shri67172,388/
Hres672,788/
Cric671,274/
Cres671,080/
Khraish67696/
Hrai67569/
Hrys67485/
Hriz67393/
Schritt67308/
Hriň67243/
Hrui67199/
Schreij67183/
Criz67180/
Sris67140/
Khreiss67135/
Chra67126/
Hrit67109/
Crys6795/
Khri6788/
Cëri6764/
Hrei6754/
Hriž6753/
Khraiss6752/
Schrich6751/
Scri6748/
Schreus6747/
Chry6741/
Khreish6736/
Schreys6733/
Crih6732/
Schroit6731/
Schreit6727/
Hrid6720/
Zhri6719/
Hryi6718/
Hriš6716/
Hőriszt6715/
Schraid6715/
Hrip6714/
Schreip679/
Shrisht678/
Khraise675/
Jhri675/
Jris675/
Khrisse674/
Hriț674/
Criș674/
Crès674/
Schrest673/
Crês673/
Chre672/
Schreid672/
Schripp672/
Hriy672/
Xris672/
Hëri672/
Hsri672/
Chreats671/
Chreest671/
Hreishe671/
Hrgi671/
Chritch671/
Chroice671/
Chryoss671/
Shristh671/
Schrith671/
Crýs671/
Håri671/
Schreih671/
Schreiz671/
Criț671/
Schridt671/
Ceherri671/
Cryi671/
Hrjs671/
Hroi671/
Hrri671/
Hrzi671/
Hxri671/
Hzri671/
Shriess670/
Hrie670/
Schress670/
Schryos670/
Shrisse670/

Chris Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chris in the Oriya language
କିସkisa-
Chris in the Hindi language
क्रिसkrisa66.67
क्रिंसkrinsa33.33
Chris in the Arabic language
كريسkrys-

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