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 Male Chris Height
176.9 cm
Average Female Chris Height
164.73 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Chris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chris Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chris (Arabic: كريس, Hindi: क्रिस, Oriya: କିସ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Chrís. Click here for further possible spellings of Chris.
How Common Is The Last Name Chris? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,775th most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 277,409 people. Chris is mostly found 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 commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 2,125,813 people.
The last name Chris is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,830 people, or 1 in 30,385. In Nigeria Chris is most numerous in: Imo, where 10 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Taraba, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Chris is found in 142 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 10 percent are found.
Chris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Chris has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chris surname rose 3,609 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 74,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Chris Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Chris surname is predominantly 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 with 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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