Christophar Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Christophar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christophar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
India71:109,580,769786,157
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Christophar (294) may also be a first name.

Christophar Last Name Facts

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

Christophar (Hindi: क्रिर्सोफर, Marathi: टोफर, Oriya: ଖୀୋଫର) occurs most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Christophar.

How Common Is The Last Name Christophar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 79 percent of Christophar reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Christophar is also the 514,566th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 294 people.

The last name Christophar is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Kaduna, where 38 percent live, Edo, where 23 percent live and Ogun, where 15 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 13 percent live and Pakistan, where 4 percent live.

Christophar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Christophar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Christophar last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Christophar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Christophar in the Hindi language
क्रिर्सोफरkrirsophara-
Christophar in the Marathi language
टोफरtophara75
तोफारtophara10
तोफरtophara10
ीतोफारitophara5
Christophar in the Oriya language
ଖୀୋଫରkhiophara63.64
ଫରphara18.18
ଫାରphara18.18

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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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  • 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 Christophar
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