Kristiansen Surname

13,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,183 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Kristiansen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kristiansen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway26,5561:1949
Denmark10,9491:51635
United States1,2391:292,54227,116
Sweden8931:11,027963
Greenland5631:10019
Canada3921:93,99410,267
Australia2741:98,52411,165
England2221:250,98220,313
Thailand1521:464,72681,315
Faroe Islands1171:41965
Spain1091:428,91822,835
Germany981:821,48459,964
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Philippines381:2,664,164134,326
Iceland381:10,002968
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Zimbabwe221:701,73850,656
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Scotland181:297,43413,849
France171:3,907,219231,005
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Greece151:738,65380,079
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Wales131:238,04114,239
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Austria111:774,13064,097
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Finland101:549,67032,186
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kristiansen (35) may also be a first name.

Kristiansen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kristiansen (Russian: Кристиансен) is found most in Norway. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kristiansen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,265th most commonly used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 172,760 people. The surname Kristiansen is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Kristiansen reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 35 people.

The surname Kristiansen is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is held by 26,556 people, or 1 in 194. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 63 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 16 percent reside and Western Norway, where 11 percent reside. Barring Norway this last name is found in 67 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Kristiansen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kristiansen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kristiansen last name grew 41,300 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 1,500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kristiansen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kristiansen surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kristiansen surname are 4.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Kristiansen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.01% less than the national average, earning 314,908 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 2.98% less than the national average, earning R 230,556 per year; in United States they earn 14.04% more than the national average, earning $49,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $48,020 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kristiansen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kristiansen in the Russian language
Кристиансенkristiansen-

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Footnotes

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