Crúz Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Panama

Crúz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Crúz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Panama81:489,0328,962
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Cruz (3,580,273) & Crüz (4) are calculated separately.

Crúz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crúz has its highest incidence in Mexico. It can also appear as a variant: Cruz or Crüz. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Crúz? popularity and diffusion

Crúz is the 3,373,373rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Crúz live; 50 percent live in Central America and 50 percent live in Hispano-Central America.

The last name Crúz is most frequent in Mexico, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 11,284,200. In Mexico Crúz is primarily concentrated in: México, where 18 percent reside, Mexico City, where 18 percent reside and Aguascalientes, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Mexico Crúz is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Panama, where 24 percent reside and Guatemala, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cruz923,580,273/
Crüz924/
Croz75264/
Crús752/
Crúzová731/
Dcruz674,496/
Cruiz671,302/
Crusz67549/
Crauz67209/
Creuz67162/
Tcruz6781/
Dcroz6750/
Crouz6725/
Cruzh6720/
Crooz6717/
Cruzz6711/
Crosz678/
Krúzs677/
Chruz675/
Crujz675/
Crruz674/
Cruzx674/
Hcruz674/
Cruuz674/
Cruzt674/
Ccruz673/
Croez672/
Crozz672/
Crzuz672/
Cruzc672/
Cruzç671/
Cruzċ671/
Cru'z671/
Crucz671/
C'Ruz671/
Cruyz671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Crúz
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