Christener Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Christener Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christener Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2441:33,6594,949
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Christener (27) may also be a first name.

Christener Last Name Facts

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

Christener is more frequently found in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Christener.

How Common Is The Last Name Christener? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 757,040th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Christener live; 65 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe. Christener is also the 2,036,353rd most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 27 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 244 people, or 1 in 33,659. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Bern, where 51 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 20 percent live and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 11 percent live. Apart from Switzerland it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Argentina, where 12 percent live.

Christener Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Christener has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Christener surname expanded 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Christener Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Christener surname are 11.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.89% being registered to vote for the party.

Christener earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.81% less than the national average, earning $36,328 USD 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
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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 Christener
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