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

Kristoffersen (Russian: Кристофферсен) is more frequently found in Norway than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kristoffersen? popularity and diffusion

Kristoffersen is the 39,850th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 553,302 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Kristoffersen reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia. Kristoffersen is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 15 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 8,469 people, or 1 in 607. In Norway Kristoffersen is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 57 percent live, Northern Norway, where 20 percent live and Western Norway, where 16 percent live. Besides Norway this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Kristoffersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kristoffersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kristoffersen last name grew 15,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kristoffersen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kristoffersen last name are 27.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74% being 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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