Cresent Surname

1,839,022nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 101 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Cresent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cresent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania571:928,80044,452
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Cresent (601) may also be a first name.

Cresent Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cresent is most common in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cresent? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cresent is the 1,839,022nd most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Cresent live; 57 percent live in East Africa and 56 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 340,957th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 601 people.

This surname is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is held by 57 people, or 1 in 928,800. In Tanzania Cresent is most common in: Arusha Region, where 91 percent are found, Manyara Region, where 7 percent are found and Morogoro Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 6 percent are found.

Cresent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cresent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cresent surname expanded 322 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cresent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cresent are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Cresent earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.08% less than the national average, earning $39,663 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cressent931,100/
Crescent93282/
Cresente9382/
Creasent930/
Cresen926/
Crescente882,209/
Creissent8854/
Chrescent882/
Cressente881/
Creusen86447/
Crisent86130/
Cressen8626/
Cresien867/
Kresent864/
Crecent864/
Crescen863/
Creasen860/
Cretsen860/
Crecente80247/
Cressend80187/
Creissen80107/
Krescent8018/
Creixent8015/
Criscent8010/
Crisente806/
Chrecent805/
Chrisent804/
Criessen801/
Croisent800/
Creten77783/
Kresen77122/
Crezen7726/
Crisen7718/
Creene7716/
Cresin777/
Creant775/
Crehen774/
Cregen772/
Creasn771/
Crejen771/
Crgent770/
Creciente75148/
Criscente7521/
Chriscent751/
Kressente751/
Cressin71236/
Cricent71155/
Cruysen71123/
Creeten71116/
Cretten7188/
Kriesen7172/
Kressen7165/
Kreusen7135/
Kresien7130/
Kreysen7125/
Kåresen7120/
Crissen7120/
Krisent7111/
Creagen719/
Kreseen718/
Crisien717/
Createn715/
Creegen715/
Crescin713/
Kreshen712/
Creante712/
Creanet712/
Kreesen712/
Kretsen711/
Creggen711/
Cressem711/
Cryssen711/
Crécent711/
Crigent711/
Criscen711/
Crisgen711/
Creegin710/
Cruisen710/
Kreisen710/
Critsen710/
Creasin710/
Crishen710/
Crean675,241/
Cruijsen67185/
Crene67145/
Chricent67116/
Kriessen6764/
Crissien6757/
Cruyssen6737/
Cruixent6732/
Kriesien6726/
Cressina6715/
Crein6714/
Cretchen6713/
Crisanth6713/
Creasing6711/
Creachen677/
Kreisien672/
Cretn672/
Kreishen671/
Kreschen671/
Krressen671/
Cricentt671/
Critteen671/
Qureseen671/
Crysenne671/
Creyn671/
Crizente671/
Cricente671/
Kredseng671/
Kreeseen671/
Kreeshen671/
Cressing670/
Cretsing670/
Crhen670/
Crisn670/

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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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  • 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 Cresent
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