Christou Surname

26,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Christou Surname User-submission:

Christou is a Greek patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Christos'. Christos is the Greek form of the name Christ, which means 'messiah' or 'anointed one' in Hebrew. Patronymic surnames are surnames that are derived from the given name of the father.

Christou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece8,3571:1,32653
Cyprus7,1621:12414
England1,6171:34,4584,551
Australia1,3241:20,3902,828
United States6341:571,70246,905
Canada3971:92,81010,160
Akrotiri and Dhekelia2521:314
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
Germany921:875,05962,702
France591:1,125,809120,603
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Finland81:687,08836,047
Wales81:386,81619,671
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Christou (137) may also be a first name.

Christou Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Christou is a Greek patronymic surname, meaning 'son of Christos'. Christos is the Greek form of the name Christ, which means 'messiah' or 'anointed one' in Hebrew. Patronymic surnames are surnames that are derived from the given name of the father.

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Christou Last Name Facts

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

Christou occurs more in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Christou? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 26,371st most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 357,180 people. Christou occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Christou are found; 77 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 77 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. Christou is also the 790,880th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 137 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 8,357 people, or 1 in 1,326. In Greece it is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 29 percent live, Epirus, where 15 percent live and Central Macedonia, where 15 percent live. Besides Greece this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Cyprus, where 35 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.

Christou Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Christou last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Christou earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 191.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 56,570 per year; in South Africa they earn 103.34% more than the national average, earning R 483,204 per year; in United States they earn 24.25% more than the national average, earning $53,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.41% more than the national average, earning $62,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Christoux9494/
Christous948/
Christoud948/
Christout941/
Christo935,111/
Christu9367/
Hristou9335/
Cristou9319/
Christos881,760/
Christus88191/
Christop88172/
Christau88117/
Christoe8892/
Christot8862/
Christod8820/
Chraitou886/
Christoi883/
Christão882/
Christoh882/
Christho882/
Chriosto881/
Christeu881/
Christhu881/
Christup881/
Christoy881/
Schristo881/
Christgo880/
Cristo866,763/
Hristu861,132/
Cristu86587/
Hristo8672/
Chrito863/
Christoph8210,199/
Christgau82363/
Christott8248/
Christaud8244/
Christaux828/
Christopf825/
Chrisstos821/
Christhop821/
Christoeh821/
Christuot820/
Christa801,438/
Khristo80274/
Cristau80133/
Cristoi8054/
Crestou8046/
Khristu8038/
Cristuț8029/
Hristos8023/
Xristou8015/
Shristu8012/
Hristus802/
Dcristo802/
Chrysto802/
Crhisto802/
Shristo801/
Hrisztu801/
Chresto801/
Cristoy801/
Chritop801/
Christeaut7812/
Christhoph780/
Christopph780/
Hritu77453/
Critu77101/
Crito775/
Christie7577,080/
Christey75433/
Christea75163/
Shrishtu7594/
Christee7527/
Chrisztó7511/
Christye758/
Christas758/
Shrishto754/
Christai752/
Christat752/
Cristeau752/
Khrishtu751/
Chrestos751/
Christei751/
Christha751/
Chhrittu751/
Hristoph751/
Chrystus751/
Hristoia751/
Christéa751/
Chritoph751/
Chrizstó751/
Cristeiu751/
Chrystos751/
Christad751/
Christay750/
Schrista750/
Cresto711,967/
Crista711,420/
Christeas71215/
Critto7179/
Chrita7135/
Sristu7129/
Chrystoph7127/
Xristo7110/
Chrystoja7110/
Christhie715/
Crysto714/
Cristá714/
Scrito713/
Christtie713/
Hrista712/
Shrito712/
Shritu712/
Crrito712/
Christeit712/
Christeia711/
Christiea711/
Christiie711/
Christiya711/
Hchristie711/
Shrishthu711/
Zristo711/
Cridto711/
Hritui711/
Xristu711/
Sritou711/
Christóph711/
X'Xristou711/
Christija711/
Christhye711/
Craito711/
Christaph710/
Chrisstie710/
Cruito710/
Christead710/
Cristea6753,718/
Hristea671,615/
Cristei67215/
Chresta67113/
Khrysto67104/
Khritto6746/
Srishtu6737/
Crestto6731/
Khrista6727/
Shresto6724/
Cristey6722/
Chrysta6720/
Chritie6715/
Shrista6710/
Sristhu674/
Cristeaová673/
Chritah673/
Scritto671/
Shrestu671/
Shritoo671/
Criteau671/
Chretoe671/
Hrisztó671/
Chrixta671/
Criesta671/
Xristoy671/
Chraita671/
Crystto671/
Creytou671/
Hrestui671/
Khrystu671/
Craytou670/

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Christou Reference & Research

Christian DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Christian FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Christou
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