Christ Surname
Approximately 47,144 people bear this surname
Christ Surname Definition:
(English) Descendant of Christ, a pet form of Christian (follower of Christ), or of Christopher (Christ-bearer).
Christ Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 23,023 | 1:3,497 | 374 |
| United States | 9,816 | 1:36,925 | 4,581 |
| Brazil | 3,202 | 1:66,856 | 2,494 |
| France | 2,593 | 1:25,616 | 3,061 |
| Switzerland | 1,339 | 1:6,134 | 962 |
| Nigeria | 1,241 | 1:142,742 | 9,128 |
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| Austria | 702 | 1:12,130 | 1,696 |
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| Netherlands | 435 | 1:38,821 | 6,565 |
| Poland | 321 | 1:118,407 | 17,675 |
| India | 277 | 1:2,769,189 | 85,362 |
| Canada | 218 | 1:169,016 | 16,995 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Australia | 181 | 1:149,148 | 15,854 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Argentina | 169 | 1:252,920 | 20,480 |
| Indonesia | 159 | 1:831,756 | 62,946 |
| Papua New Guinea | 120 | 1:67,948 | 8,868 |
| Paraguay | 115 | 1:62,928 | 1,705 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Belgium | 107 | 1:107,445 | 16,114 |
| Czechia | 96 | 1:110,765 | 18,159 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| China | 50 | 1:27,346,431 | 1,485 |
| Thailand | 48 | 1:1,471,632 | 200,579 |
| Malaysia | 42 | 1:702,243 | 33,141 |
| Taiwan | 42 | 1:558,208 | 4,168 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| United Arab Emirates | 33 | 1:277,645 | 19,302 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Hungary | 30 | 1:327,209 | 24,029 |
| Spain | 30 | 1:1,558,401 | 47,033 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Philippines | 23 | 1:4,401,662 | 162,661 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| Congo | 19 | 1:262,584 | 8,646 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8 | 1:442,050 | 13,608 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| Namibia | 6 | 1:401,567 | 10,578 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Cyprus | 4 | 1:221,219 | 8,471 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,622 | 1:19,153 | 2,433 |
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).
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.'"
Christ Demographics
Average Christ Salary in
United States
$44,892 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Christ Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Christ in the Oriya language | ||
| ଖୀ | khi | 92.86 |
| ଖି | khi | 7.14 |
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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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