Christiane Surname

72,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Christiane Surname Definition:

Has come to us from Iceland in the form of Kristín. The Celtic mac was prefixed to it, and then it gradually became Anglicised into its present form.

Kristin is found in the Flateyjarbóc.

James, the seventh Earl of Derby, in one of his letters to his son, said: 'There be many of the Christians in this country—that is, Christins the true name; but they have made themselves chief here'.

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Christiane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad4,3331:3,137531
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
France1811:366,97654,730
Belgium1321:87,09613,579
Germany901:894,50563,669
Brazil771:2,780,18682,572
South Africa741:732,13151,520
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
Ivory Coast351:659,17818,915
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
India51:153,413,076951,030
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Malta11:430,2723,380
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Christiane (699,369) may also be a first name.

Christiane Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Has come to us from Iceland in the form of Kristín. The Celtic mac was prefixed to it, and then it gradually became Anglicised into its present form.

Kristin is found in the Flateyjarbóc.

James, the seventh Earl of Derby, in one of his letters to his son, said: 'There be many of the Christians in this country—that is, Christins the true name; but they have made themselves chief here'. It is a very common name in the Isle of Man, especially in Maughold.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Christiane Last Name Facts

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

The surname Christiane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻛﺮﻳﺴﺘﻴﻦ) is found in Chad more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Christiane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 72,853rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,077,402 people. The surname Christiane is mostly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Christiane reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Christiane is also the 1,381st most commonly held given name in the world. It is borne by 699,369 people.

Christiane is most frequent in Chad, where it is held by 4,333 people, or 1 in 3,137. Besides Chad this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 24 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Christiane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Christiane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Christiane last name rose 278 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Christiane Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Christiane surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Christiane earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.15% more than the national average, earning R 401,964 per year; in United States they earn 47.16% more than the national average, earning $63,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.01% less than the national average, earning $44,211 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Christian95229,757/
Cristiane951,024/
Christianes95218/
Christianne9587/
Christianer9584/
Christianie9527/
Hristiane952/
Christianet952/
Christianey951/
Chritiane951/
Christianee951/
Christiaanes911/
Christiana905,572/
Christiaan902,192/
Christiany901,075/
Christiant9063/
Christiann9040/
Cristianne9021/
Christhian9012/
Cristhiane9011/
Schristian9011/
Chrristian905/
Christiaën905/
Chrishtian904/
Christiean904/
Christianh904/
Christiang904/
Khristiane903/
Christiand903/
Chsristian902/
Christtian902/
Chreistian901/
Chriestian901/
Christioan901/
Chritstian901/
Chrystiane901/
Cristian8915,449/
Hristian89167/
Chritian89135/
Christianna86101/
Christianis8696/
Christiasen8617/
Christijana868/
Chriestiany867/
Christyanne865/
Christyaner864/
Christiaana864/
Chrystianie863/
Christjaner862/
Christianoi862/
Christianai861/
Christianaa861/
Christiaina861/
Christianny861/
Christijani861/
Christioney860/
Cristiana841,099/
Christion84325/
Khristian84199/
Chrestian84186/
Chrystian84159/
Cristhian84123/
Christyan84114/
Chritiana84109/
Cristiean84105/
Christean8495/
Cristiany8468/
Shristian8431/
Christián8418/
Christiam8412/
Chritiani848/
Crhistian848/
Cristiaan845/
Chrittian845/
Chrístian842/
Cristianh842/
Cristiann841/
Chridtian841/
Hristiana841/
Crishtian841/
Cristiáne841/
Christjan841/
Creistian841/
Crisstian841/
Christianová8236/
Christianova824/
Christiaasen823/
Christyana80213/
Khrishtian80152/
Christyani80144/
Khristiani8052/
Chrystiana8029/
Chrestiana8022/
Christhyan8019/
Christjaan8018/
Christjani806/
Christeaan803/
Khristhian803/
Cristianyi803/
Christtyan803/
Christyann802/
Crhistiana801/
Christeani801/
Cristhiany801/
Chrisztián801/
Christiona800/
Crestian78294/
Christogianni78185/
Crystian7867/
Cristion7846/
Chretian7835/
Cristyan7819/
Sristian7817/
Crístian784/
Khritian784/
Cristián784/
Chrition782/
Hrestian781/
Christianowna781/
Critione781/
Christiaausen780/
Chrystyanne764/
Chrysthiany761/
Christtyann761/
Cristhianna761/
Christoyiannis751/
Khristyan7470/
Khrestian7438/
Sristiani7430/
Christeon7426/
Cristyani7422/
Chrystyan7418/
Cristyana7415/
Chrestean741/
Crestiean741/
Crestjian741/
Crittiani741/
Crestiana741/
Khrittian741/
Chrıstıan741/
Christyán741/
Crestiaan741/
Crysttian741/
Crhistyan741/
Christiánová7313/
Cretian7121/
Sritian716/
Hritjan710/
Christjohn7082/
Khristyani7022/
Chrysthyan703/
Crysthiana702/
Crysthione701/
Crysthiany701/
Cristyanny701/
Cristhyani701/
Crysttiann701/
Crhystiani701/
Crhystiann701/
Sritiang6716/
Crystyan676/
Crestianova673/
Srithian672/
Khrityan671/
Crestion671/
Crittion671/
Crysthyanne671/
Khristhyani671/

Christiane Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Christiane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻛﺮﻳﺴﺘﻴﻦakrystyn-

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