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Meaning of the nameChristofer

Christofer is a spelling of the name Christopher, which means “bearer of Christ”.

Meaning

“bearer of Christ”

Meaning of the name Christopher, of which Christofer is a spelling.

Source: Wiktionary: Christopher (Portuguese) · Behind the Name: Christopher

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People (2022)
2,020
Rank in Brazil
#5,078
Median age
14 years
2010 Census
857
people

Christofer in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Christofer, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (654 people).

0 women 2,014 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Christofer is most common

States with the highest share of people named Christofer in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Paraná 0.004%
  2. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  3. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  4. São Paulo 0.001%
  5. Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5170.001%
Paraná4000.004%
Rio Grande do Sul2760.003%
Minas Gerais1990.001%
Santa Catarina1420.002%
Rio de Janeiro1350.001%
Goiás450.001%
Espírito Santo430.001%
Amazonas330.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul320.001%
Pará290.000%
Distrito Federal240.001%
Maranhão200.000%
Pernambuco180.000%
Mato Grosso180.001%
Bahia170.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Christofer

It replaces the ph with f; proportionally, it is most common in Paraná.

About the name Christopher

Christopher is an unadapted borrowing from English, a name that Wiktionary traces to the Late Latin Christophorus and the Greek Khristóphoros, from Khristós, 'Christ', and phóros, 'bearer'. Wiktionary gives it as a doublet of Cristóvão, the traditional Portuguese form. Christofer is the spelling with f. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,917 people named Christopher, with a median age of 11. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Other spellings of Christopher

SpellingPeople (2022)
Christopher6,917
Christofer2,020

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Christopher (Portuguese) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Cristóvão · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Christopher · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Christofer

What does the name Christofer mean?

Christofer means “bearer of Christ”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Christopher, of which Christofer is a spelling.

How many people are named Christofer in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,020 people with the first name Christofer, which ranks it number 5,078 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.

Is Christofer a boy's or a girl's name?

Christofer is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,014 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Christofer?

Christofer is a name of Greek and English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Christofer most common?

Proportionally, in Paraná: 0.004% of the state's population is named Christofer (400 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Christofer?

Christopher. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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