Christen Surname
Approximately 22,439 people bear this surname
Christen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 12,226 | 1:672 | 35 |
| United States | 4,256 | 1:85,164 | 9,635 |
| Germany | 2,812 | 1:28,629 | 3,767 |
| France | 1,439 | 1:46,159 | 5,923 |
| Brazil | 393 | 1:544,718 | 20,417 |
| Canada | 224 | 1:164,489 | 16,566 |
| Netherlands | 140 | 1:120,623 | 18,951 |
| Argentina | 119 | 1:359,188 | 27,983 |
| Australia | 110 | 1:245,415 | 22,739 |
| Austria | 94 | 1:90,590 | 13,329 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Belgium | 47 | 1:244,609 | 30,321 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Chile | 34 | 1:518,132 | 13,148 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Luxembourg | 27 | 1:21,502 | 4,643 |
| Czechia | 26 | 1:408,980 | 46,580 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Ecuador | 23 | 1:691,559 | 12,337 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Pakistan | 20 | 1:8,932,194 | 45,447 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Liechtenstein | 17 | 1:2,258 | 238 |
| Peru | 11 | 1:2,889,466 | 28,985 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 33 | 1:738,648 | 34,140 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 369 | 1:136,094 | 12,926 |
The alternate forms: Christén (3) are calculated separately.
Christen (16,753) may also be a first name.
Christen Demographics
Average Male Christen Height
177.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Christen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Christen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Christen occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Christén. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Christen? popularity and diffusion
Christen is the 24,111th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 324,771 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Christen live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 61 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 42,986th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 16,753 people.
It is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 12,226 people, or 1 in 672. In Switzerland Christen is most common in: Canton of Bern, where 21 percent reside, Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent reside and Canton of Aargau, where 10 percent reside. Barring Switzerland this surname exists in 72 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.
Christen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Christen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,153 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Christen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Christen last name are 14.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.61% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Christen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 154.83% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,399 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.87% more than the national average, earning R 353,772 per year; in United States they earn 0.79% less than the national average, earning $42,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% less than the national average, earning $47,554 CAD per year.
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Christen Reference & Research
Christian DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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.
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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 Christen
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