Crea Surname

73,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Crea Surname Definition:

A surname in Ayrshire and Glasgow. More probably a shortening of (Ma)crae, than from the place name Cree.

Crea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy4,1401:14,7722,424
United States1,2291:294,92227,306
Argentina3611:118,40310,010
France2421:274,47442,205
Australia2401:112,48212,520
Canada731:504,73442,927
Seychelles701:1,320306
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
England261:2,143,00282,017
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Indonesia221:6,011,327267,290
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
China51:273,464,31313,838
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Isle of Man81:6,784664
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

The alternate forms: Créa (12), Creà (1) & Creá (1) are calculated separately.

Crea (381) may also be a first name.

Crea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname in Ayrshire and Glasgow. More probably a shortening of (Ma)crae, than from the place name Cree.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mac Raith, Mac Craith A Scottish name, numerous in Ulster, akin etymologically to MacGrath. IF 165

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Probably from McCrie or Macrae.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Crea Last Name Facts

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

Crea occurs in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Créa, Creà or Creá. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crea? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 73,709th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,091,767 people. Crea is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Crea are found; 63 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 62 percent are found in Italic Europe. Crea is also the 444,187th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 381 people.

The surname is most numerous in Italy, where it is carried by 4,140 people, or 1 in 14,772. In Italy it is most prevalent in: Calabria, where 65 percent live, Lombardy, where 8 percent live and Lazio, where 7 percent live. Beside Italy this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Argentina, where 5 percent live.

Crea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Crea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Crea last name expanded 1,128 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 81 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Crea Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Crea surname are 16.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.53% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Crea earn in different countries varies marginally. In Italy they earn 14.79% more than the national average, earning €34,470 per year; in United States they earn 14.42% more than the national average, earning $49,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.88% more than the national average, earning $57,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Créa9212/
Creà921/
Creá921/
Creța89150/
Chrea89141/
Creao8995/
Cread8937/
Creas8932/
Creat8923/
Crrea8915/
Creah892/
Creua891/
Creea891/
Creha891/
Creia891/
Creja891/
Creya891/
Creap890/
Cra861,438/
Cre86559/
Creach802,419/
Craiea8039/
Creață8028/
Crehay8020/
Creash8018/
Crreia8012/
Creața804/
Crreja804/
Creast802/
Crooea802/
Creaey801/
Creaiy801/
Creatz801/
Creahe801/
Crreya801/
Creajh800/
Croyea800/
Creaha800/
Crehah800/
Creadh800/
Creahd800/
Cray755,483/
Cree755,174/
Creo752,656/
Cret752,557/
Cras751,471/
Cres751,080/
Crai751,070/
Crye75945/
Crha75810/
Creţ75385/
Crue75346/
Crap75291/
Crey75278/
Creh75231/
Creț75227/
Crep75166/
Craß75144/
Croe75134/
Chra75126/
Creß75123/
Crie75115/
Crae75109/
Craj75103/
Cria7599/
Crez7595/
Creu7584/
Craz7583/
Crau7581/
Crat7569/
Crer7568/
Crya7556/
Croa7522/
Cred7517/
Krea7514/
Crad7510/
Crei754/
Qrea754/
Csra753/
Crah753/
Crre753/
Chre752/
Creş752/
Crúa752/
Crra752/
Crze752/
Craa751/
Czre751/
Ckre751/
Gcre751/
Crza751/
Crée751/
Czra751/
Cqre751/
Crhe751/
Kcre751/
Crge750/
Creeach7332/
Croyeau736/
Chreiha734/
Creatch731/
Crowe6768,469/
Creed6713,349/
Cress678,501/
Creus674,432/
Creer673,276/
Craiu672,525/
Chraa672,113/
Crass672,069/
Crees671,621/
Crest671,337/
Cresp671,055/
Craus67953/
Craia67928/
Crays67707/
Crapp67703/
Kreja67620/
Crets67484/
Craye67359/
Chray67332/
Croue67296/
Crais67290/
Crast67285/
Csőre67237/
Crayo67223/
Crauz67209/
Creis67182/
Creuz67162/
Cruje6793/
Creet6782/
Cratt6773/
Chree6771/
Crait6771/
Croia6756/
Crahe6748/
Tchre6746/
Croye6744/
Cretì6742/
Craje6736/
Chrai6735/
Crash6732/
Crajé6731/
Crepp6730/
Craiz6730/
Craid6729/
Crias6729/
Creij6729/
Kreha6727/
Cryat6727/
Tchra6727/
Chrey6726/
Croya6726/
Crejo6725/
Crech6722/
Creio6721/
Craja6719/
Kreia6718/
Chrie6716/
Kreaa6715/
Kreya6714/
Crach6713/
Créau6713/
Cresh6713/
Craas6713/
Crawe679/
Cruja679/
Craay679/
Craiß679/
Creui679/
Kreah678/
Criay678/
Crats677/
Cryas677/
Crija677/
Crayé677/
Cradd676/
Craju676/
Cruye676/
Craut676/
Criat676/
Crasp675/
Craie675/
Craiy675/
Crraj675/
Craue674/
Kcrai674/
Crayt674/
Creys674/
Croje674/
Creip674/
Creez674/
Chrae674/
Zreea674/
Creeh673/
Chrra673/
Craij673/
Crayz673/
Cryah673/
Craux673/
Cryay673/
Crayi673/
Cradt672/
Creeo672/
Crett672/
Cruie672/
Craeh672/
Creyo672/
Creye672/
Chraâ672/
Criya672/
Creiz672/
Créat672/
Croyeaux672/
Chrha672/
Ckrai672/
Craih671/
Creep671/
Chraj671/
Chrau671/
Chrei671/
Chreu671/
Hcras671/
Creuy671/
Crieo671/
Criie671/
Croja671/
Crray671/
Cryja671/
Craap671/
Crads671/
Crahy671/
Crauh671/
Crayy671/
Creey671/
Creiu671/
Croha671/
Kreea671/
Craud671/
Creji671/
Crije671/
Thcra671/
Czrha671/
Chroe671/
Crreo671/
Créas671/
Creyó671/
Creïs671/
Criae671/
Criah671/
Criha671/
Credd671/
Crehs671/
Creot671/
Creud671/
Crahs671/
Craić671/
Crapf671/
Kcrez671/
Creos671/
Creyd671/
Cqrat671/
Creej671/
Kcret671/
Creiy670/
Creph670/
Kreaj670/
Kreap670/
Crajy670/
Craph670/
Criey670/
Crueh670/
Cryie670/
Crrie670/

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Crea Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Crea
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