Christain Surname

101,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Christain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria3,9631:44,6993,482
United States4791:756,69959,021
France701:948,896108,010
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Papua New Guinea231:354,50947,011
Isle of Man181:4,7681,008
India131:59,005,029552,550
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Jamaica91:318,8838,136
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Isle of Man211:2,584307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:128,43712,369

Christain (17,612) may also be a first name.

Christain Last Name Facts

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

Christain is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Christain click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christain? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 101,083rd most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,560,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Christain reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 85 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 41,467th most commonly held first name throughout the world It is held by 17,612 people.

The last name Christain is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,963 people, or 1 in 44,699. In Nigeria Christain is most frequent in: Imo, where 16 percent reside, Rivers, where 15 percent reside and Abia, where 12 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Christain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Christain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Christain surname rose 123 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Christain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Christain surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Christain last name are 12.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Christain earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $41,422 USD per year and in Canada they earn 41.26% less than the national average, earning $29,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Christaine955/
Christaain953/
Christaian952/
Christaing951/
Christhain950/
Christan94877/
Cristain94858/
Chritain9414/
Christine8956,572/
Christien892,285/
Christein89144/
Christean8995/
Christant8975/
Christann8972/
Chrishtan8940/
Christijn8925/
Christane897/
Christgan894/
Chreitain893/
Christaen893/
Christamn892/
Christaan892/
Christahn891/
Cristaian891/
Christoin891/
Christhan891/
Christang891/
Cristan881,270/
Critain887/
Chritan882/
Christisen84142/
Christiyan8428/
Christiean844/
Chrisstine843/
Christiian843/
Christasen841/
Christeian841/
Christioan841/
Chr'istine841/
Christandt841/
Christhina841/
Chhristine841/
Christuian841/
Schrittain841/
Christienn841/
Christayne841/
Christhien841/
Christanne840/
Christesin840/
Christisin840/
Cristean8273/
Chrestan8268/
Chritine8251/
Khristan8248/
Cristhin8242/
Chrystan8241/
Cristein8229/
Chritien8226/
Chretain8211/
Crystain827/
Chritein823/
Cristoin822/
Crestain821/
Chritane821/
Christam821/
Hristine820/
Critan80125/
Christiyant8014/
Hritan805/
Christeen78557/
Chrestien78121/
Cristiean78105/
Christgen7876/
Khristine7875/
Christoun7832/
Christene7821/
Khrishtan7818/
Chrystine7813/
Khristhan7810/
Cristiyan786/
Chreitien782/
Khristien782/
Christyen782/
Chrestane782/
Chreitein781/
Chrestean781/
Christeyn781/
Christhen781/
Hristiyan781/
Chrittien781/
Chrestine781/
Chrysthan781/
Chrıstıan781/
Cristeian781/
Chrystean781/
Cristiian781/
Chritaune780/
Crestan75635/
Hritane75401/
Cretain7540/
Hreitan754/
Hritine754/
Hraitan752/
Cristán752/
Hrystan752/
Crystan751/
Sristan751/
Chritam751/
Craitan751/
Christesen74912/
Khristiyan7463/
Khrishtaan7411/
Khristayan746/
Cristhienn742/
Christhyne742/
Christtyne741/
Khrystan71441/
Hreitine71155/
Khraitan71142/
Shrithan717/
Chretein717/
Cristhen714/
Khrithan714/
Hrittane714/
Christão712/
Crhestan712/
Hreitane711/
Chretine711/
Hreitein711/
Crestean711/
Crystean711/
Shritane711/
Sristien711/
Srithain711/
Chrytine711/
Crysthan711/
Khrishtiyan70308/
Khrishtayan708/
Khristhiyan708/
Christeusen707/
Chrystanová704/
Christehsen701/
Christojohn701/
Cretan671,344/
H'Reitine67232/
Sritan67100/
Srithaian675/
Hreithine672/
Srithaing672/
Chretisen671/
Crestiean671/
Chritisen671/
Schritgen671/
Shritanth671/
Hretan671/
Hryshtein671/

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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 Christain
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