Kristoffersen Surname
Approximately 13,171 people bear this surname
Kristoffersen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 8,469 | 1:607 | 38 |
| Denmark | 3,683 | 1:1,533 | 98 |
| United States | 312 | 1:1,161,727 | 83,203 |
| Sweden | 214 | 1:46,013 | 3,603 |
| Greenland | 113 | 1:499 | 86 |
| Australia | 83 | 1:325,249 | 27,873 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Thailand | 27 | 1:2,616,235 | 275,741 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Faroe Islands | 13 | 1:3,769 | 407 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Kristoffersen (15) may also be a first name.
Kristoffersen Demographics
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristofersen | 96 | 39 | / |
| Kristoffersien | 96 | 5 | / |
| Kristoffeersen | 96 | 3 | / |
| Kristoffersn | 96 | 1 | / |
| Kristofferscen | 96 | 1 | / |
| Kristofferssen | 96 | 1 | / |
| Kristtoffersen | 96 | 1 | / |
| Kristofferson | 92 | 370 | / |
| Cristoffersen | 92 | 5 | / |
| Kristoffersson | 89 | 2,772 | / |
| Kristhofferson | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kristophfersen | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kristoferson | 88 | 195 | / |
| Qristofersen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kristefersen | 88 | 0 | / |
| Krestofersen | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kristofersson | 85 | 296 | / |
| Kristophersen | 85 | 28 | / |
| Cristofferson | 85 | 7 | / |
| Khristoferzen | 85 | 3 | / |
| Kristtoferson | 85 | 1 | / |
| Kristoffirson | 85 | 1 | / |
| Krestofferson | 85 | 0 | / |
| Cristoffersson | 81 | 6 | / |
| Krystoffersson | 81 | 1 | / |
| Cristoferson | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kristófersson | 77 | 103 | / |
| Kristopherson | 77 | 7 | / |
| Cristhoferson | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cristophersen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Crestofferson | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khristopherson | 74 | 3 | / |
| Cristopherson | 69 | 12 | / |
| Cristaphorsen | 69 | 0 | / |
Kristoffersen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kristoffersen in the Russian language | ||
| Кристофферсен | kristoffersen | - |
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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
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- 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 Kristoffersen
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