Christer Surname

476,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 702 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Christer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4101:135,89813,318
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
Malaysia431:685,91232,468
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Christer (29,943) may also be a first name.

Christer Last Name Facts

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

Christer (Arabic: كريستر) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Christer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 476,328th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 10,381,120 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Christer are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles. Christer is also the 27,930th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 29,943 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 410 people, or 1 in 135,898. In England Christer is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 21 percent live, Durham, where 10 percent live and Northumberland, where 9 percent live. Excluding England Christer occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.

Christer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Christer has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 347 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 151 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Christer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Christer last name are 44.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 90.91% registered with the political party.

The amount Christer earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 15.62% less than the national average, earning R 200,520 per year and in United States they earn 18.66% less than the national average, earning $35,098 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Christher9419/
Christier9413/
Schrister941/
Christear940/
Christe932,085/
Crister9325/
Chriter935/
Hrister932/
Tschrister897/
Christeher892/
Schriester890/
Christie8877,080/
Christey88433/
Christea88163/
Christes88141/
Craister8841/
Christee8827/
Chritter8822/
Schriter8810/
Cristier883/
Christir883/
Christte882/
Christei881/
Christeu881/
Criester881/
Christre881/
Shrister881/
Croister881/
Christez881/
Chrester880/
Chryster880/
Chrieter880/
Criste864,158/
Criter8675/
Chrite8622/
Tschristter843/
Schreiter827,367/
Schritter82310/
Christeas82215/
Christhie825/
Schraiter825/
Schrieter824/
Christtie823/
Christthe822/
Christeit822/
Christeph821/
Christiea821/
Hchristie821/
Schroiter821/
Chrysther821/
Christihe821/
Cristhier821/
Schrester820/
Chrisstie820/
Schryster820/
Christead820/
Chriestie820/
Christy8028,015/
Hristea801,615/
Christa801,438/
Christi80969/
Cristee8092/
Khriste8071/
Critter8052/
Chreste8026/
Cryster8023/
Croiter8023/
Cristey8022/
Hritier8020/
Chritie8015/
Craiter8013/
Chrites8010/
Cruiter808/
Cristhe805/
Chraite804/
Crester803/
Hritter803/
Christé802/
Scriter801/
Chriteh801/
Chreite801/
Chryste801/
Creiste801/
Cristte800/
Hrieter800/
Schrite800/
Shriter800/
Chryter800/
Crither800/
Chritte800/
Schreitter7877/
Schrietter784/
Schreither783/
Schrichter781/
Crite77635/
Hrite771/
Christis75528/
Chrystie75426/
Schreter75327/
Shreiter7552/
Chriette7528/
Chreiteh7522/
Chriesty7520/
Christio7515/
Christhy758/
Shraiter757/
Hristeas756/
Chriztie756/
Chrishti755/
Chreisti755/
Christty754/
Christiy753/
Christoi753/
Schritte753/
Chrishty752/
Chretier752/
Christai752/
Schréter752/
Khristey751/
Chretter751/
Chridtie751/
Chrietie751/
Chrissty751/
Christha751/
Christip751/
Creyster751/
Scritter751/
Chrestes751/
Chrestey751/
Christoy751/
Christti751/
Christéa751/
Chroisty751/
Schritre751/
Chrestie750/
Christay750/
Chrithea750/
Creaster750/
Chrystte750/
Schriete750/
Shrester750/
Cristi713,755/
Schretter71822/
Creter71566/
Creste71347/
Chriti71346/
Schrichte7197/
Scrite7192/
Christich7136/
Chrita7135/
Schreuter7122/
Chrity7119/
Shrite7111/
Schrayter715/
Sriter714/
Hrista712/
Schreater712/
Khrite711/
Hreter711/
Critte711/
Hrithe711/
Sriste711/
Schrätter711/
Schrether711/
Schriette710/
Hritte710/
Chrystead710/
Critey710/
Schreeter710/
Chrrystie710/
Schreiterová7010/
Schritterová708/
Crestey67595/
Shristy67550/
Khristi67433/
Chraiti67415/
Sristee67360/
Chresta67113/
Chritis67101/
Shreter6785/
Cristoi6754/
Cretter6753/
Khristy6741/
Srither6730/
Shristi6728/
Chrysty6726/
Chrysta6720/
Scritte6720/
Cristti6717/
Chrysti6716/
Creteer6716/
Creaste6715/
Hristis6711/
Shrista6710/
Schreitterová679/
Shriteh678/
Chrityy678/
Chresti677/
Hristiç675/
Šritter674/
Chritty673/
Cristhy672/
Schrete672/
Chrihty672/
Chresty672/
Crestee672/
Sritter672/
Christisch672/
Creeter671/
Screter671/
Shraite671/
Sreiter671/
Khraite671/
Shreste671/
Chretie671/
Chrytie671/
Chrithi671/
Chrityo671/
Cristoy671/
Chraita671/
Chraity671/
Shrited671/
Cristiy671/
Crystte671/
Crhisti671/
Christtich670/
Shryter670/
Shrites670/
Crayter670/

Christer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Christer in the Arabic language
كريسترkrystr-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Christer
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