Christians Surname

60,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Christians Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christians Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4,1561:13,0361,631
Germany1,7641:45,6385,989
United States1,7371:208,67020,415
Netherlands1211:139,56321,355
France1131:587,81278,453
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Namibia791:30,4994,636
Australia601:449,92835,109
Brazil431:4,978,473128,213
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Sweden271:364,69525,646
England201:2,785,90397,972
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Malta11:430,2723,380
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

The alternate forms: Chrístians (1) are calculated separately.

Christians (592) may also be a first name.

Christians Last Name Facts

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

The last name Christians occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Chrístians. For other possible spellings of Christians click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christians? popularity and diffusion

Christians is the 60,344th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 872,760 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Christians live; 51 percent live in Southern Africa and 51 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 343,796th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 592 people.

The surname Christians is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 4,156 people, or 1 in 13,036. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 79 percent reside, Gauteng, where 6 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 5 percent reside. Beside South Africa it occurs in 41 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Christians Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Christians has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,594 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Christians Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Christians last name are 24.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.74% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Christians earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning R 225,804 per year; in United States they earn 3.56% more than the national average, earning $44,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.8% less than the national average, earning $48,292 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Christians
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