Creedan Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Creedan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Creedan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:362,22614,761
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Creedan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creedan is more frequently found in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Creedan? popularity and diffusion

Creedan is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Creedan live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Creedan is most frequent in Ireland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 362,226. In Ireland Creedan is mostly concentrated in: Munster, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Ireland it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Creedan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Creedan has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Creedan surname grew 108 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Creedan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Creedan last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creedean930/
Credan920/
Creedon864,394/
Creddan862/
Credain861/
Credhan861/
Credann861/
Creidan860/
Sreedhan803/
Creeddon801/
Schredan800/
Kredan7737/
Credon776/
Sredan774/
Cridan772/
Crodan771/
Shreedhan756/
Creadon71163/
Scredon7126/
Kreddan7119/
Cresdon713/
Sreedam711/
Creedom711/
Sreedon711/
Creudon711/
Sredang711/
Creidon710/
Crisdan710/
Creydon710/
Creddon710/
Criedon710/
Craijdan67145/
Shreedam675/
Chridang671/

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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 Creedan
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