Christiansen Surname
Approximately 80,375 people bear this surname
Christiansen Surname Definition:
Scandinavian forms of Christ- ianson, q.v. in Dict.
Christiansen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 28,837 | 1:196 | 16 |
| United States | 27,959 | 1:12,964 | 1,616 |
| Germany | 10,542 | 1:7,637 | 956 |
| Norway | 4,466 | 1:1,151 | 93 |
| Canada | 1,779 | 1:20,711 | 2,859 |
| Australia | 1,560 | 1:17,305 | 2,428 |
| Sweden | 1,056 | 1:9,325 | 843 |
| New Zealand | 697 | 1:6,497 | 1,092 |
| England | 497 | 1:112,109 | 11,549 |
| Argentina | 494 | 1:86,525 | 7,301 |
| Faroe Islands | 339 | 1:145 | 26 |
| Thailand | 244 | 1:289,501 | 49,813 |
| Greenland | 218 | 1:259 | 56 |
| France | 176 | 1:377,402 | 56,030 |
| Chile | 174 | 1:101,244 | 3,808 |
| Ecuador | 146 | 1:108,944 | 6,376 |
| Spain | 111 | 1:421,190 | 22,576 |
| Indonesia | 94 | 1:1,406,906 | 96,143 |
| Brazil | 91 | 1:2,352,465 | 72,498 |
| Estonia | 88 | 1:15,020 | 2,406 |
| South Africa | 77 | 1:703,607 | 50,359 |
| Switzerland | 65 | 1:126,353 | 12,618 |
| Luxembourg | 62 | 1:9,364 | 1,516 |
| Japan | 55 | 1:2,324,442 | 29,670 |
| Finland | 53 | 1:103,711 | 10,499 |
| Iceland | 52 | 1:7,309 | 780 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Peru | 36 | 1:882,892 | 18,060 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Venezuela | 26 | 1:1,161,695 | 16,759 |
| Austria | 20 | 1:425,772 | 43,235 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Greece | 8 | 1:1,384,974 | 86,362 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| Honduras | 7 | 1:1,259,492 | 5,127 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Cayman Islands | 5 | 1:12,779 | 1,374 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1:710,028 | 4,074 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,726 | 1:29,095 | 3,544 |
The alternate forms: Christiansén (8) are calculated separately.
Christiansen (140) may also be a first name.
Christiansen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Scandinavian forms of Christ- ianson, q.v. in Dict.
(Norwegian) The son of Christian (follower of Christ).
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.
Christiansen Demographics
Average Male Christiansen Height
177.69 cm
Average Female Christiansen Height
164.37 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Christiansen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Christiansen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Christiansen is found most frequently in Denmark. It can appear in the variant forms: Christiansén. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Christiansen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,064th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 90,669 people. The last name Christiansen occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Christiansen live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 781,395th most widely held forename on earth, held by 140 people.
Christiansen is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is carried by 28,837 people, or 1 in 196. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 27 percent reside, Region of Southern Denmark, where 24 percent reside and Region Zealand, where 19 percent reside. Other than Denmark this last name is found in 90 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Germany, where 13 percent reside.
Christiansen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Christiansen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,035 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 271 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Christiansen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Christiansen surname is predominantly Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Christiansen surname are 19.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.41% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Christiansen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.58% more than the national average, earning 358,458 kr per year; in Peru they earn 45.58% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,220 per year; in South Africa they earn 19.28% more than the national average, earning R 283,464 per year; in United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% more than the national average, earning $50,672 CAD per year.
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