Where Does The Last Name Chris Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chris (Arabic: كريس, Hindi: क्रिस, Oriya: କିସ) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear in the variant forms: Chrís. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chris? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 20,775^th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 277,409 people. Chris is primarily found in Africa, where 39 percent of Chris live; 34 percent live in West Africa and 32 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 284^th most widespread forename on earth It is held by 2,125,813 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,830 people, or 1 in 30,385. In Nigeria Chris is most frequent in: Imo, where 10 percent are found, Lagos, where 7 percent are found and Taraba, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this surname exists 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 prevalency of Chris has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Chris last name 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 devotion of those bearing the surname 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 surname 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.