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

The surname Christophar (Hindi: क्रिर्सोफर, Marathi: टोफर, Oriya: ଖୀୋଫର) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christophar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,661,929th most common family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. Christophar is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Christophar live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 514,566th most frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 294 people.

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

Christophar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Christophar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Christophar last name declined 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
  • 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 Christophar
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