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 surname Christoforos occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Christoforos? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,001,271st most frequently used family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 28,578,611 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Christoforos live; 68 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent live in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 82,226th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 6,395 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is borne by 172 people, or 1 in 64,417. In Greece it is most common in: Ionian Islands, where 34 percent are found, Attica, where 33 percent are found and South Aegean, where 28 percent are found. Excluding Greece this last name exists 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 holding the Christoforos last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political 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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