Christophen Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Christophen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Christophen (90) may also be a first name.
Christophen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Christophen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Christophen is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Christophen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 73 percent of Christophen are found; 47 percent are found in West Africa and 47 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Christophen is also the 1,005,046th most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 90 people.
The last name Christophen is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Christophen is most numerous in: Ogun, where 43 percent reside, Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent reside and Delta, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christophene | 96 | 16 | / |
| Christophein | 96 | 0 | / |
| Chritophen | 95 | 4 | / |
| Cristophen | 95 | 1 | / |
| Christophesen | 92 | 0 | / |
| Christophin | 91 | 2 | / |
| Christephen | 91 | 1 | / |
| Christophem | 91 | 1 | / |
| Christophine | 87 | 5 | / |
| Christhofen | 82 | 6 | / |
| Christepein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Christoffen | 82 | 0 | / |
| Cristofen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Christaphine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Christoffesn | 78 | 0 | / |
| Christoffn | 76 | 1 | / |
| Christofina | 73 | 14 | / |
| Cristofin | 70 | 1 | / |
| Crysthofen | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Christophen
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