Kristoffersen Surname

39,850th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Greenland

Kristoffersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kristoffersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway8,4691:60738
Denmark3,6831:1,53398
United States3121:1,161,72783,203
Sweden2141:46,0133,603
Greenland1131:49986
Australia831:325,24927,873
Canada541:682,32655,162
England361:1,547,72466,012
France331:2,012,810168,616
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Faroe Islands131:3,769407
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kristoffersen (15) may also be a first name.

Kristoffersen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kristoffersen (Russian: Кристофферсен) is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kristoffersen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 39,850th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 553,302 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Kristoffersen are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia. Kristoffersen is also the 2,900,335th most frequent given name on earth, borne by 15 people.

The surname Kristoffersen is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 8,469 people, or 1 in 607. In Norway Kristoffersen is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 57 percent are found, Northern Norway, where 20 percent are found and Western Norway, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Norway this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Kristoffersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kristoffersen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 15,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kristoffersen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kristoffersen are 27.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kristoffersen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning 330,277 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.66% more than the national average, earning $45,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.6% less than the national average, earning $42,925 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kristoffersen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kristoffersen in the Russian language
Кристофферсенkristoffersen-

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Footnotes

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