Christin Surname

84,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Christin 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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Christin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,5561:25,9873,103
Indonesia1,3671:96,74410,042
United States5891:615,38049,848
Argentina2791:153,20212,946
Canada2751:133,98413,895
Switzerland2341:35,0985,115
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Haiti631:169,5866,914
India561:13,697,596234,369
Singapore261:211,83510,313
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Norway111:467,48139,375
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
China71:195,331,65210,124
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
England51:11,143,612252,590
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:392,33329,245

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

Christin (63,528) may also be a first name.

Christin 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

Christin Last Name Facts

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

Christin (Hindi: क्रिश्टिन) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Christín. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Christin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Christin is the 84,643rd most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,277,172 people. The last name Christin occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Christin live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Christin is also the 15,120th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 63,528 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 2,556 people, or 1 in 25,987. In France Christin is primarily concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 55 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 8 percent live. Beside France Christin is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Christin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Christin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Christin last name increased 460 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Christin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States Christin are 8.57% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.8% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Christin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.04% less than the national average, earning $39,678 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.29% less than the national average, earning $40,101 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Christín961/
Christina9417,845/
Christien942,285/
Christion94325/
Christijn9425/
Christing945/
Christinn941/
Christinc941/
Cristin932,607/
Chritin9344/
Hristin9316/
Christn934/
Christinne8962/
Chriestien8926/
Christinck8923/
Christtina897/
Schristina892/
Christienn891/
Christen8822,439/
Khristin88252/
Cristien8858/
Chrestin8826/
Chritien8826/
Christyn8822/
Chritina8820/
Crhistin888/
Christne887/
Christim884/
Chrystin883/
Christén883/
Cristtin883/
Chrition882/
Cristinn881/
Hristing880/
Critin8667/
Cristn861/
Christinova842/
Christtinne841/
Khristina821,070/
Christeen82557/
Chrestien82121/
Chrystina82105/
Chrestina8220/
Christenn8218/
Chriesten8213/
Christten825/
Christaen823/
Khrishtin823/
Chreitien822/
Christyna821/
Chrittien821/
Chrietien821/
Cristienn821/
Crittin80529/
Crestin80503/
Cristen80230/
Chretin80187/
Khritin80109/
Cristyn8024/
Hreitin808/
Hrestin808/
Crystin807/
Chriten803/
Cristín803/
Chrétin802/
Cristén802/
Hristen801/
Craitin801/
Cristhn801/
Christendt782/
Khristinne782/
Chchristen781/
Chrysttina781/
Chrysttinn781/
Khrisstina781/
Critn771/
Chretien7516,017/
Khrestin75435/
Khritina75122/
Chrystyn7516/
Crestien7516/
Chrusten758/
Khristen757/
Christem755/
Khrystin753/
H'Reitin753/
Chresten752/
Shristen752/
Crystien752/
Chreiten751/
Chrytina751/
Khrittin751/
Crhisten751/
Sristien751/
Cristenn751/
Chritten750/
Cristeen750/
Christenová7421/
Schrichting741/
Christenova741/
Cretin713,758/
Khrestina71375/
Sritin71186/
Crétin71163/
Chrystyna7178/
Schritten7139/
H'Reittin718/
Cresttien716/
Critén714/
Criten713/
Khristyna713/
Khrystina712/
Chrettien712/
Hretin711/
Crystn711/
H'Reitien711/
Shristyna711/
Khrishten711/
Chretinne711/
Crysttien711/
Critten67634/
Schrichten67107/
Hristem6759/
Srithin6721/
Crestinova6718/
Crettin6714/
Sritina6710/
Khretin677/
Cresten675/
Khrytin674/
Srition674/
Sriting673/
Crysten672/
Creştin672/
Sritien672/
Chrystynne672/
Chreten671/
Cruiten671/
Craytin671/
Schritenth671/
Srittin671/
Creștin671/
Khristynne671/
Croiten670/

Christin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Christin in the Hindi language
क्रिश्टिनkristina-

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