Christan Surname
Approximately 877 people bear this surname
Christan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 149 | 1:1,436,740 | 48,387 |
| Germany | 142 | 1:566,940 | 46,426 |
| Nigeria | 139 | 1:1,274,408 | 50,756 |
| India | 122 | 1:6,287,421 | 144,905 |
| United States | 101 | 1:3,588,702 | 200,455 |
| Switzerland | 78 | 1:105,294 | 11,128 |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | 1:313,604 | 42,091 |
| Netherlands | 21 | 1:804,151 | 59,518 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Isle of Man | 3 | 1:18,090 | 1,402 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 120 | 1:418,489 | 30,805 |
Christan (6,777) may also be a first name.
Christan Demographics
Average Christan Salary in
United States
$33,593 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Christan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Christan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Christan (Arabic: كرستان) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Christan? popularity and diffusion
Christan is the 400,713th most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 8,309,630 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 31 percent of Christan are found; 29 percent are found in Western Europe and 19 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 79,240th most commonly occurring given name globally, held by 6,777 people.
Christan is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 149 people, or 1 in 1,436,740. In Brazil it is mostly found in: Santa Catarina, where 26 percent live, Paraná, where 24 percent live and São Paulo, where 21 percent live. Besides Brazil Christan exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 16 percent live and Nigeria, where 16 percent live.
Christan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Christan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Christan last name decreased 16 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Christan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Christan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Christan are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Christan earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 22.15% less than the national average, earning $33,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.55% less than the national average, earning $38,974 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Christan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Christan in the Arabic language | ||
| كرستان | krstan | - |
| خريستين | khrystyn | - |
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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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- 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 Christan
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