Kristofersen Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kristofersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kristofersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway321:160,69619,635
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kristofersen Last Name Facts

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

Kristofersen is found most in Norway. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kristofersen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,141,416th most frequent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Kristofersen live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 160,696. In Norway Kristofersen is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 72 percent are found and Southern Norway, where 28 percent are found. Other than Norway Kristofersen is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 3 percent are found.

Kristofersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kristofersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kristofersen surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kristofersen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kristofersen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 5.13% less than the national average, earning 328,318 kr per year and in United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

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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 Kristofersen
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