All over the world, Christoph (Christoph 
, Христофор 
, Кристоф 
, among others...) is a widespread masculine forename. The given name Christoph is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is a common masculine name, Austria, and Switzerland, where it is quite a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Germany, Austria, and the United States. Much less frequently, Christoph is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Christoph | Germany, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, United States |
| Христофор | Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Ukraine |
| Кристоф | Estonia, Russia, Ukraine |
| كريستوف | Morocco, Iraq, Lebanon |
| כריסטוף | Israel |
Christof, Christofer, Christoffer, Christofor, Christophe, Christopher, Christophorus, Christov, Chrîstôph, Cristobal, Cristoffaro, Cristoforo, Cristòfol, Cristóbal, Cristóvão, Kester, Kristaps, Kristof, Kristofer, Kristoff, Kristoffer, Kristóf, Kristófer, Krištof, Kryštof, Krzysiek, Krzysio, Krzystof, Krzysztof, Krzyś, Stoffel, Tòfol, Кестер, Кристапс, Кристобаль, Кристов, Кристофер, Кристофоль, Кристофф, Кристоффер, Криштоф, Крыстафер, Крыстоф, Крыштоф, Крістоф, Крістофер, Кшиштоф, Кшыштаф, Христоф, Чристопх,
Christoph is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Christopher Pike , the character in the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek Into Darkness; Christopher Moltisanti , the fictional character from The Sopranos; Christopher Turk , the fictional character from the television series Scrubs; Christopher Robin , the character from Disney's Winnie-the-Pooh-movies, Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin , the fictional character created by A. A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh series, and in many other works.
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christoph i. King of Denmark, DK (b. 1219) |
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christoph iii King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden 1442-1448, DE (b. 1416) |
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christoph von trautmannsdorf (1435-1480) (b. 1435) |
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christoph der starke German aristocrat, DE (b. 1449) |
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| christoph von rotenhan DE (b. 1390) |
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christoph i. Margrave of Baden, DE (b. 1453) |
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christoph schappeler German preacher, CH (b. 1472) |
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christoph scheurl German writer (1481-1542), DE (b. 1481) |
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christoph froschauer printer in Zurich (1490-1564), CH (b. 1490) |
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christoph i. AT (b. 1480) |
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christoph von pappenheim Roman Catholic bishop, DE (b. 1492) |
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christoph weiditz German painter, sculptor, engraver, medallist and goldsmith (1498-1559), DE (b. 1498) |
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| christoph von utenheim Swiss bishop, FR (b. 1450) |
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christoph von khevenhüller (1503-1557) (b. 1503) |
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christoph amberger German artist (1505-1562), DE (b. 1505) |
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Koch, Wagner, Werner, Mueller, Müller, Steiner, Schulze, Schmidt, Schmitt, Schmitz, Schwarz, Baumann, Richter, Lehmann, Neumann, Fischer, Winkler, Schäfer, Hartmann, Herrmann, Hoffmann, Schröder, Gruber, Schneider, Keller, Becker, Lang, Haas, Hahn, Wolf, Mayer, Maier, Moser, Meier, Meyer, Smith, Bauer, Braun, Brown, Klein, Lange, Huber, Weber, Martin, Schulz, Schmid, Berger, Kaiser, and Zimmermann