Christain Surname
Approximately 4,669 people bear this surname
Christain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3,963 | 1:44,699 | 3,482 |
| United States | 479 | 1:756,699 | 59,021 |
| France | 70 | 1:948,896 | 108,010 |
| Cameroon | 40 | 1:519,227 | 41,500 |
| Papua New Guinea | 23 | 1:354,509 | 47,011 |
| Isle of Man | 18 | 1:4,768 | 1,008 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Liberia | 12 | 1:367,378 | 19,503 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Isle of Man | 21 | 1:2,584 | 307 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 391 | 1:128,437 | 12,369 |
Christain (17,612) may also be a first name.
Christain Demographics
Average Christain Salary in
United States
$41,422 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Christain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Christain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Christain occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Christain? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 101,083rd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,560,837 people. This surname 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 frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 17,612 people.
The surname Christain is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 3,963 people, or 1 in 44,699. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Imo, where 16 percent are found, Rivers, where 15 percent are found and Abia, where 12 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.
Christain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Christain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Christain last name rose 123 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Christain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Christain surname is primarily 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.95% being registered to vote for the 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.
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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 Christain
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