Credel Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Benin

Credel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Credel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Credel (8) may also be a first name.

Credel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Credel is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Credel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Credel is the 8,968,613th most prevalent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Credel live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,213,784th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 8 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 50 percent live and North Carolina, where 50 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 25 percent live and Colombia, where 25 percent live.

Credel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Credel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Credell92105/
Creedel920/
Cresdel920/
Credl911/
Schredel861/
Cresdell860/
Kredel83812/
Cridel8323/
Credil832/
Cerdel831/
Chredl831/
Cirdel831/
Creidl831/
Schriedel8087/
Schreidel801/
Schredl77595/
Kreidel77570/
Cherdel77160/
Kriedel77140/
Kredell77124/
Kreydel7761/
Cridell7736/
Szredel7727/
Scridel7712/
Crydell773/
Credill773/
Criddel772/
Cirdell770/
Schreidell7525/
Kredl73104/
Šredl7386/
Sredl7372/
Cridl732/
Criddell71161/
Kreidell7145/
Schreidl7143/
Crisdell7112/
Krehdiel712/
Chridell712/
Craydell711/
Schridel711/
Kriedell711/
Sreddell710/
Kreidl672,028/
Kerdel67437/
Kridel67205/
Shredl6736/
Kyrdel6729/
Krydel6726/
Kreudl6711/
Kriedl677/
Kirdel672/
Sridel671/
Sreedl671/
Schridell670/

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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 Credel
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