Credon Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Credon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Credon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

The alternate forms: Crédon (1) are calculated separately.

Credon (28) may also be a first name.

Credon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Credon is found most in France. It can occur as a variant: Crédon. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Credon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Credon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Credon reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent given name worldwide. It is borne by 28 people.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 33,211,361. In France Credon is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 50 percent live and Île-de-France, where 50 percent live. Aside from France this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 17 percent live.

Credon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Credon has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Credon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crédon941/
Creedon924,394/
Creadon92163/
Scredon9226/
Credone923/
Cresdon923/
Creddon920/
Creydon920/
Creidon920/
Criedon920/
Creeddon861/
Cerdon831,243/
Sredon836/
Cridon836/
Kredon834/
Crydon832/
Credun830/
Credan830/
Chirdon771,121/
Scridon77973/
Croydon77777/
Cherdon7763/
Craydon7725/
Creedan7717/
Craidon7715/
Crisdon7715/
Kyredon777/
Creddan772/
Coyrdon771/
Sreedon771/
Creedom771/
Credhan771/
Credann771/
Creidan770/
Cresdun770/
Croidon770/
Crittdon715/
Cherdoun714/
Schredan710/
Cerdan6721,519/
Cerdán67208/
Cirdan67163/
Kerdon6749/
Sridon6742/
Cîrdan6740/
Kredan6737/
Cerdàn675/
Sredan674/
Kridon674/
Kirdon672/
Cridan672/
Kredun672/
Christdon671/
Kredom671/
Krydon670/

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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
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  • 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 Credon
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