Christens Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Christens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1921:59,8789,649
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Germany671:1,201,57478,034
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Christens Last Name Facts

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

Christens is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 731,961st most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Christens are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Belgium, where it is held by 192 people, or 1 in 59,878. In Belgium it is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 96 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 4 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Belgium this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Germany, where 17 percent reside.

Christens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Christens surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Christens earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,735 USD per year and in Canada they earn 73.89% more than the national average, earning $86,396 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 Christens
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