Christophen Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Christophen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christophen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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

Christophen is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christophen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Christophen live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 90 people.

The surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Ogun, where 43 percent live, Akwa Ibom, where 14 percent live and Delta, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

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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 Christophen
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