Christenson Surname

31,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Christenson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christenson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,0681:24,0553,031
Canada8311:44,3395,470
Sweden3011:32,7132,667
Australia1661:162,62516,859
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Norway561:91,82712,640
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
England291:1,921,31276,208
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8601:26,9993,315

Christenson (120) may also be a first name.

Christenson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Christenson occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Christenson? popularity and diffusion

The surname Christenson is the 31,925th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 436,145 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Christenson reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Christenson is also the 852,104th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 120 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 15,068 people, or 1 in 24,055. In The United States it is most common in: Minnesota, where 19 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 9 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States Christenson exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Christenson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Christenson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Christenson last name rose 810 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Christenson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Christenson last name are 12.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Christenson earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 6.26% more than the national average, earning 367,753 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.49% more than the national average, earning R 305,352 per year; in United States they earn 6.32% more than the national average, earning $45,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $48,220 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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