Christofan Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Australia

Christofan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Christofan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Christofan (22) may also be a first name.

Christofan Last Name Facts

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

Christofan occurs most in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Christofan.

How Common Is The Last Name Christofan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Christofan is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 29 percent of Christofan live; 29 percent live in South America and 29 percent live in Luso-South America. Christofan is also the 2,301,746th most numerous first name globally, borne by 22 people.

The surname Christofan is most common in Brazil, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 100 percent live. Apart from Brazil it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 29 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cristofan95267/
Christofane951/
Christhofan951/
Christofone866/
Christoffam860/
Cristofon841/
Cristophan800/
Christophasen780/
Chrysthophan732/
Christophein730/
Christophosen700/
Sritaphan532/
Srithaphon504/
Sritaphong501/
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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 Christofan
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