Christoffel Surname

153,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Christoffel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christoffel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7091:113,54813,978
United States6981:519,28243,383
Indonesia4811:274,94624,800
Switzerland3541:23,2003,674
Australia1531:176,44217,942
South Africa1491:363,60933,044
Netherlands961:175,90825,337
Canada501:736,91258,785
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Belgium321:359,27039,406
France301:2,214,091176,965
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Christoffel (18,134) may also be a first name.

Christoffel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Christoffel occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christoffel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Christoffel is the 153,449th most widespread surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,543,646 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 43 percent of Christoffel live; 43 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 40,609th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 18,134 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 709 people, or 1 in 113,548. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 27 percent are found and Saarland, where 18 percent are found. Other than Germany Christoffel exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 17 percent are found.

Christoffel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Christoffel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Christoffel last name increased 2,493 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Christoffel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Christoffel surname are 26.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Christoffel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.64% less than the national average, earning R 117,300 per year; in United States they earn 13.41% more than the national average, earning $48,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $52,870 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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