Chrisopher Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chrisopher Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chrisopher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria671:2,643,92285,652
United States181:20,136,607622,629
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Chrisopher (1,239) may also be a first name.

Chrisopher Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chrisopher occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chrisopher? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,882,912th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 75,129,339 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Chrisopher reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chrisopher is also the 224,526th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 1,239 people.

The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 2,643,922. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Lagos, where 19 percent reside, Kaduna, where 12 percent reside and Rivers, where 12 percent reside. Other than Nigeria it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Chrisopher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chrisopher has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chrisopher Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chrisopher last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Chrisopher earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $35,521 USD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Chrisopher
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