Crepo Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Israel

Crepo Surname User-submission:

  1. the first one is from the Old French, cresp, crespe, coming from the Latin word, crispus, meaning "curly hair"
  2. the second one is that the surname is an hypocorism of Crispin and Crispinian, patron saints of cobblers, curriers, tanners and leather workers
  3. Finally, it may come from place names such as Crépey in the French region of Meurthe

The region of origin is the area of Vendée, where it is written "Crépeau".

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Crepo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines331:3,067,825142,207
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

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

Crepo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has various possible origin :

  1. the first one is from the Old French, cresp, crespe, coming from the Latin word, crispus, meaning "curly hair"
  2. the second one is that the surname is an hypocorism of Crispin and Crispinian, patron saints of cobblers, curriers, tanners and leather workers
  3. Finally, it may come from place names such as Crépey in the French region of Meurthe

The region of origin is the area of Vendée, where it is written "Crépeau".The name was also derived, in France, for some places in rural areas (La Crépelière) and can be adjectivised, in French, in the word "crépalien".

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Crepo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crepo is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Crépo. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Crepo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,955,159th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The last name Crepo occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Crepo live; 41 percent live in South America and 36 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name is most frequently held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 3,067,825. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Visayas, where 27 percent live, Davao Region, where 24 percent live and Western Visayas, where 21 percent live. Other than The Philippines this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 23 percent live and Israel, where 7 percent live.

Crepo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Crepo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Crepo last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Crepo Last Name Statistics demography

Crepo earn significantly less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 27.53% less than the national average, earning $16,451,500 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Crépo931/
Crespo91202,980/
Creapo9129/
Crepot9119/
Crezpo9111/
Crepos915/
Creppo912/
Creepo911/
Creypo911/
Cretpo911/
Crespos83122/
Crepoux839/
Cresspo836/
Cresppo836/
Crespoo835/
Crrespo835/
Chrespo833/
Crespoi831/
Cretpop831/
Crepa80213/
Cerpo80142/
Cirpo8093/
Cripo8022/
Krepo801/
Crepoult771/
Crispo735,062/
Crepaz73985/
Croppo73179/
Crepas73140/
Krepop7346/
Craypo7344/
Crespa7333/
Crepat7327/
Kreppo7322/
Chrypo7319/
Crêspo739/
Crepau735/
Craipo733/
Crespò733/
Crippo733/
Crappo732/
Chrepa732/
Cuirpo732/
Srespo731/
Créspo731/
Djrepo731/
Críspo731/
Creepa731/
Crepaud67111/
Chrispo67110/
Creppas6755/
Crepaux6743/
Sreepho6738/
Kreipos678/
Scrippo676/
Chreppa676/
Chrepas676/
Crépoux672/
Crespat672/
Criphod672/
Creapau672/
Kreepoj671/
Crispou671/
Crespas671/
Sreepoh671/
Sreepoo671/
Crespaz671/
Kreapoo671/
Creaspa670/
Crepaut670/

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