Christoforos Surname

1,001,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Christoforos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christoforos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1721:64,41710,766
South Africa571:950,48660,033
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Christoforos (6,395) may also be a first name.

Christoforos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Christoforos is held by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christoforos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Christoforos is the 1,001,271st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname Christoforos is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Christoforos are found; 68 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 82,226th most frequent given name globally, borne by 6,395 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 64,417. In Greece it is most frequent in: Ionian Islands, where 34 percent are found, Attica, where 33 percent are found and South Aegean, where 28 percent are found. Aside from Greece this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Christoforos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Christoforos surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Christoforos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 373.06% more than the national average, earning R 1,124,180 per year and in United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Christoforos
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