Kristjan Surname
Approximately 81 people bear this surname
Kristjan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 58 | 1:22,790 | 4,104 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Kristján (2) are calculated separately.
Kristjan (9,890) may also be a first name.
Kristjan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kristjan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kristjan is found most in Estonia. It may appear as: Kristján. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kristjan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,091,648th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Kristjan live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 61,707th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 9,890 people.
The surname Kristjan is most commonly occurring in Estonia, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 22,790. Apart from Estonia this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Kristjan
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