View the most religious surnames in Nigeria

Where Does The Last Name Christana Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Christana (Arabic: خريستاني) is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Christana? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 613,453^rd most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 14,488,163 people. The last name Christana occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Christana are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,547^th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 20,175 people.

It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 485 people, or 1 in 365,243. In Nigeria Christana is most common in: Borno, where 52 percent are found, Kaduna, where 6 percent are found and Lagos, where 5 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Christana Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Christana has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Christana surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Christana Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.