Christ Surname

11,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Christ Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Christ, a pet form of Christian (follower of Christ), or of Christopher (Christ-bearer).

Christ Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany23,0231:3,497374
United States9,8161:36,9254,581
Brazil3,2021:66,8562,494
France2,5931:25,6163,061
Switzerland1,3391:6,134962
Nigeria1,2411:142,7429,128
Chad1,0591:12,8351,627
Austria7021:12,1301,696
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
Netherlands4351:38,8216,565
Poland3211:118,40717,675
India2771:2,769,18985,362
Canada2181:169,01616,995
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Australia1811:149,14815,854
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Argentina1691:252,92020,480
Indonesia1591:831,75662,946
Papua New Guinea1201:67,9488,868
Paraguay1151:62,9281,705
England1091:511,17532,340
Belgium1071:107,44516,114
Czechia961:110,76518,159
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Singapore511:107,9944,447
China501:27,346,4311,485
Thailand481:1,471,632200,579
Malaysia421:702,24333,141
Taiwan421:558,2084,168
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Hungary301:327,20924,029
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Norway261:197,78022,769
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Philippines231:4,401,662162,661
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Congo191:262,5848,646
Croatia161:264,28827,725
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Togo91:805,3086,372
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Bosnia and Herzegovina81:442,05013,608
Greece71:1,582,82788,377
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Malta41:107,5681,849
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6221:19,1532,433

Christ (150,985) may also be a first name.

Christ Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Christ, a pet form of Christian (follower of Christ), or of Christopher (Christ-bearer).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

I take this name to be a shortened form of Christopher, rather than a profane use of the designation of our Saviour. Mr. Bowditch informs us that "in New York there are no less than thirteen families of Christ, including a firm of ' Spies, Christ, and Company.'"

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Christ Last Name Facts

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

Christ (Oriya: ଖୀ) is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christ? popularity and diffusion

Christ is the 11,914th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 154,581 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Christ are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 6,955th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 150,985 people.

The last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 23,023 people, or 1 in 3,497. In Germany Christ is mostly found in: Hesse, where 18 percent live, Bavaria, where 18 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 16 percent live. Besides Germany it is found in 125 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Christ Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Christ has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Christ last name grew 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 436 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Christ Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Christ surname are 11.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.24% registered with the political party.

The amount Christ earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning 353,758 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.59% more than the national average, earning R 293,700 per year; in United States they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $44,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $49,655 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Christe922,085/
Chriest92207/
Chriszt9269/
Chreist9241/
Christh9219/
Christt9213/
Christs9211/
Schrist924/
Chrisst922/
Chrrist921/
Chrisdt921/
Chris9126,270/
Crist9115,229/
Chrit91265/
Hrist919/
Christph865/
Christte862/
Schroist860/
Chrisp831,807/
Chriss831,555/
Chrest83680/
Chryst83552/
Chrust83450/
Chrise83112/
Khrist8390/
Chrish8339/
Chrite8322/
Chrois8316/
Cristt8316/
Chrøis8315/
Chrait8312/
Chriet8310/
Criest836/
Chreit834/
Crhist834/
Chrris834/
Shrist833/
Chrisd833/
Crrist832/
Craist832/
Chrais831/
Chries831/
Hristz831/
Crisst831/
Chrixt831/
Chruis831/
Dcrist831/
Scrist831/
Chreis831/
Schrit831/
Chrisz831/
Chrhit831/
Hchris831/
Chruit830/
Hrisst830/
Cruist830/
Cris80632/
Christova80172/
Chri80157/
Hrit80109/
Crit8093/
Christová8083/
Hris8027/
Christthe802/
Christowa802/
Schritt77308/
Khriste7771/
Chrisse7733/
Schroit7731/
Schreit7727/
Chreste7726/
Hőriszt7715/
Shrisht778/
Chrzest776/
Khraist775/
Chraite774/
Schrest773/
Schrish772/
Khristh771/
Chreest771/
Chrgois771/
Schruis771/
Shristh771/
Schrith771/
Schrise771/
Chriett771/
Chroids771/
Chreite771/
Schridt771/
Chryste771/
Schrite770/
Schries770/
Schriss770/
Chritte770/
Chrrise770/
Christeher752/
Criss736,816/
Hrish732,701/
Crest731,337/
Khris73693/
Crish73496/
Cruit73340/
Chrij73177/
Chrys73107/
Khrit7353/
Shris7337/
Chrai7335/
Chriz7332/
Cryst7330/
Crisd7329/
Hrois7320/
Chrie7316/
Hreis7316/
Critt7314/
Hrris7311/
Xrist7310/
Shrit737/
Srist737/
Chrip737/
Chrid736/
Chhri735/
Crhis735/
Hreit735/
Chroi734/
Chret734/
Chrih734/
Hriss734/
Croit733/
Scris733/
Chres731/
Chrei731/
Hrite731/
Hrizt731/
Chrri731/
Zhris731/
Schri731/
Chrgi731/
Hruis731/
Chrís731/
Hrith731/
Scrit731/
Chrıs731/
Chriy731/
Chrii731/
Chrio731/
Crijs731/
Hrest731/
Zrist730/
Schreitz71106/
Cristova7196/
Schraith7177/
Schraidt7167/
Chreiteh7122/
Schruise7120/
Chruscht718/
Shrishth717/
Hristowa714/
Schricht714/
Schreitt714/
Schrhidt712/
Chrystcz712/
Schreast711/
Schreidt711/
Shraisht711/
Chrische711/
Chrystte710/
Schriess710/
Khreis675,915/
Shreit675,230/
Chresh671,246/
Khrais67973/
Schrei67896/
Cri67882/
Khriss67557/
Chreih67219/
Khrait67184/
Chrich67145/
Shrest67143/
Hrisse67136/
Højris67114/
Hri6798/
Hreits6798/
Schrichte6797/
Hreish6772/
Shriet6762/
Hraish6761/
Shrish6743/
Chryss6740/
Cruijs6728/
Schrie6727/
Shroit6725/
Schrix6725/
Schrio6715/
Schrai6714/
Khrish6713/
Khryst6713/
Shrite6711/
Khrest676/
Hsrris675/
Shraishth675/
Sristh675/
Shrait675/
Chrieň675/
Creest674/
Shritt674/
Sriost674/
Chrysp673/
Chraih673/
Chreid673/
Cheherest673/
Scritt672/
Shrris672/
Srisht672/
Chrrie672/
Chrystová672/
Creast672/
Chress672/
Chrissová672/
Scrihs672/
Hjrish672/
Chrixx672/
Khrite671/
Khrise671/
Chreth671/
Hrisch671/
Cresst671/
Chrrys671/
Schret671/
Shrise671/
Shchri671/
Hrrris671/
Khrris671/
Chrioz671/
Hrithe671/
Khroit671/
Sraist671/
Sriste671/
Schrij671/
Chraia671/
Chrice671/
Chried671/
Chryse671/
Khreit671/
Chrizz671/
Chrgai671/
Scrish671/
Sritst671/
Chrees670/
Chresp670/
Screst670/
Hritte670/
Zreist670/
Shries670/
Shrisp670/
Cruiss670/
Shriss670/

Christ Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Christ in the Oriya language
ଖୀkhi92.86
ଖିkhi7.14

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Christ Reference & Research

Christian DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Crist Family FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Christian FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Crist Family FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Christ
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