Cristoferson Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Cristoferson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cristoferson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Cristoferson (85) may also be a first name.

Cristoferson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cristoferson is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cristoferson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Cristoferson reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,039,322nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 85 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden Cristoferson is mostly found in: Dalarna County, where 47 percent live, Stockholm County, where 47 percent live and Skåne County, where 5 percent live. Apart from Sweden Cristoferson is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent live.

Cristoferson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cristoferson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cristoferson surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cristoferson
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