Christiaan Surname

192,132nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,192 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Christiaan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christiaan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,3751:1,752248
South Africa5631:96,23011,736
Netherlands1451:116,46318,437
Curaçao371:4,250100
Belgium201:574,83253,219
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Aruba11:103,4772,586

Christiaan (61,073) may also be a first name.

Christiaan Last Name Facts

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

Christiaan is found most frequently in Namibia. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Christiaan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christiaan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 192,132nd most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,324,610 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Christiaan reside; 88 percent reside in Southern Africa and 88 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 15,635th most common first name in the world, borne by 61,073 people.

The last name Christiaan is most frequently used in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,375 people, or 1 in 1,752. In Namibia it is mostly found in: ǁKaras Region, where 45 percent live, Khomas Region, where 22 percent live and Kunene Region, where 13 percent live. Besides Namibia it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 26 percent live and The Netherlands, where 7 percent live.

Christiaan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Christiaan surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Christiaan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.67% less than the national average, earning R 79,212 per year and in United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Christian95229,757/
Cristiaan955/
Christiaasen913/
Christiane906,764/
Christiant9063/
Christiann9040/
Christjaan9018/
Christhian9012/
Schristian9011/
Chrristian905/
Christiaën905/
Chrishtian904/
Christiean904/
Christianh904/
Christiang904/
Christeaan903/
Christiand903/
Chsristian902/
Christtian902/
Chreistian901/
Chriestian901/
Christioan901/
Chritstian901/
Cristian8915,449/
Hristian89167/
Chritian89135/
Christiaausen870/
Christianne8687/
Christiasen8617/
Christiaina861/
Christion84325/
Khristian84199/
Chrestian84186/
Chrystian84159/
Cristhian84123/
Christyan84114/
Cristiean84105/
Christean8495/
Shristian8431/
Christián8418/
Christiam8412/
Crhistian848/
Chrittian845/
Hristiane842/
Chrustian842/
Chrístian842/
Cristianh842/
Cristiann841/
Chridtian841/
Crishtian841/
Chritiane841/
Christjan841/
Creistian841/
Crestiaan841/
Crisstian841/
Christianová8236/
Christianova824/
Khrishtian80152/
Christhyan8019/
Khristiane803/
Khristhian803/
Christtyan803/
Christyann802/
Chrystiane801/
Chrisztián801/
Crestian78294/
Crystian7867/
Cristion7846/
Chretian7835/
Cristyan7819/
Sristian7817/
Crístian784/
Khritian784/
Cristián784/
Chrition782/
Hrestian781/
Christianowna781/
Christtyann761/
Khristyan7470/
Khrestian7438/
Christeon7426/
Chrystyan7418/
Chrestean741/
Crestiean741/
Crestjian741/
Khrittian741/
Chrıstıan741/
Christyán741/
Crysttian741/
Crhistyan741/
Christiánová7313/
Cretian7121/
Sritian716/
Hritjan710/
Christjohn7082/
Chrysthyan703/
Crysttiann701/
Crhystiann701/
Sritiang6716/
Crystyan676/
Crestianova673/
Srithian672/
Khrityan671/
Crestion671/
Crittion671/

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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 Christiaan
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