Christophor Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Christophor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Christophor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India51:153,413,076951,030
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales81:196,0527,186
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Christophor (1,118) may also be a first name.

Christophor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Christophor (Oriya: ଖୀୋଫର) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Christophor? popularity and diffusion

Christophor is the 5,213,395th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name Christophor occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Christophor live; 36 percent live in South Asia and 36 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 238,466th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 1,118 people.

The last name Christophor is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 153,413,076. In India it is mostly found in: Telangana, where 60 percent are found and West Bengal, where 20 percent are found. Excluding India this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 14 percent are found.

Christophor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Christophor has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Christophor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Christophor in the Oriya language
ଖୀୋଫରkhiophara-

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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 Christophor
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