Christoph Surname

50,316th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Christoph Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christoph Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,4371:10,8251,365
United States1,2181:297,58527,515
France2951:225,16234,941
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Austria1731:49,2227,813
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Poland991:383,92741,878
Nigeria661:2,683,98186,518
Namibia511:47,2435,945
Switzerland461:178,54216,145
Hungary461:213,39717,734
Czechia431:247,29033,576
Belgium391:294,78634,540
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Australia371:729,61448,196
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
England101:5,571,806158,774
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Haiti91:1,187,10112,579
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
India71:109,580,769786,157
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
China21:683,660,78330,601
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Suriname11:552,6169,664
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

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

Christoph (264,698) may also be a first name.

Christoph Last Name Facts

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

Christoph occurs most in Germany. It may also be found as a variant: Christóph. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Christoph? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,316th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 714,535 people. The surname Christoph is primarily found in Europe, where 81 percent of Christoph live; 78 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe. Christoph is also the 3,983rd most common first name world-wide, borne by 264,698 people.

The surname Christoph is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 7,437 people, or 1 in 10,825. In Germany Christoph is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 21 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent are found and Saxony, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Germany it occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent are found and France, where 3 percent are found.

Christoph Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Christoph has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Christoph surname grew 525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Christoph Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Christoph are 21.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Christoph earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 145.08% more than the national average, earning R 582,408 per year; in United States they earn 15.4% more than the national average, earning $49,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $40,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Christóph961/
Christophe9554,166/
Christophs9516/
Christhoph950/
Christopph950/
Christop94172/
Cristoph9458/
Christoh942/
Hristoph941/
Chritoph941/
Christhophe902/
Chrisstophe901/
Christophhe901/
Chrystoph8927/
Chritophe8910/
Christofp896/
Christopf895/
Christohp892/
Christope891/
Christhop891/
Cristtoph891/
Christofh891/
Christaph890/
Christo885,111/
Critoph88260/
Cristop881/
Chritop881/
Christophová8647/
Christophova861/
Christhope842/
Khristophe841/
Chrestophe841/
Jhristophe841/
Christopff841/
Chrystophe841/
Christou8220,403/
Christos821,760/
Christof821,726/
Christov82620/
Christow82137/
Christot8262/
Christod8220/
Cristhop824/
Christoi823/
Christho822/
Khristop821/
Chriosto821/
Christha821/
Christob821/
Christoy821/
Crestoph821/
Schristo821/
Christgo820/
Cristo806,763/
Hristo8072/
Chrito803/
Christopova801/
Christoff783,199/
Christova78172/
Christoux7894/
Christott7848/
Christofe7831/
Christous788/
Christoud788/
Christoft784/
Christosf782/
Christowa782/
Christhof782/
Chrisstos781/
Christofs781/
Christout781/
Chriestow781/
Christuot780/
Hristov7559,612/
Christa751,438/
Khristo75274/
Cristov75168/
Cristof75138/
Cristoi7554/
Hristou7535/
Hristos7523/
Hristow7515/
Hristof7511/
Cristob7510/
Chritah753/
Cristow753/
Dcristo752/
Chrysto752/
Crhisto752/
Shristo751/
Chresto751/
Cristoy751/
Christoffe7417/
Chrristoff741/
Chrishtoff741/
Christhoff740/
Khristov711,095/
Cristoff71407/
Christau71117/
Hristoff7167/
Chrystof7148/
Christaw7132/
Shristha7120/
Chrištof7120/
Chrestha7116/
Chreitah7113/
Chrystow7111/
Chrisztó7111/
Christas718/
Hristovs718/
Chraitou716/
Crito715/
Hristowa714/
Shrishto714/
Khristof712/
Christat712/
Chrestos711/
Christeu711/
Hristovd711/
Chrizstó711/
Chrystos711/
Christad711/
Cristoiv711/
Crishtof711/
Schrista710/
Christovová70106/
Christovova707/
Christofová706/
Christowová701/
Christofova701/
Christtoffe701/
Cresto671,967/
Crista671,420/
Khristova671,230/
Critto6779/
Christaud6744/
Chrita6735/
Chrestoff6715/
Xristo6710/
Chrisztóf679/
Critov678/
Christaux678/
Sritoh675/
Crysto674/
Khristoff674/
Schrestha674/
Cristá674/
Chrestoft674/
Scrito673/
Shrishtha672/
Hrista672/
Shrito672/
Schreitah672/
Cristhoff672/
Crrito672/
Christaff672/
Hritha671/
Crisstoff671/
Shriestha671/
Zristo671/
Cridto671/
Hritah671/
Christoffová671/
Chrysztof671/
Hritov671/
Craito671/
Christgaw670/
Cruito670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Christoph
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