Cresus Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Cresus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cresus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France51:13,284,544357,392
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

The alternate forms: Crésus (2) are calculated separately.

Cresus (95) may also be a first name.

Cresus Last Name Facts

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

Cresus is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Crésus. For other possible spellings of Cresus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cresus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cresus is the 7,593,402nd most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Cresus occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Cresus are found; 50 percent are found in Western Europe and 50 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 974,243rd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 95 people.

The surname Cresus is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 13,284,544. In France Cresus is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 40 percent reside, Martinique, where 40 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 20 percent reside. Excluding France Cresus is found in one country. It also occurs in Tunisia, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crésus942/
Chresus922/
Cresut8330/
Crejus835/
Crisus831/
Cresup830/
Cressos775/
Crisius772/
Creasup771/
Creaseu771/
Cressup770/
Chrisus770/
Creţu734,466/
Crisu73726/
Crecu732/
Crețescu71105/
Cressaut7129/
Kreytsus716/
Cressaux711/
Creashau711/
Creicius711/
Chriseus710/
Crissuss710/
Crysup6753/
Cricus6730/
Cressault6727/
Crisos6721/
Kressu6721/
Crisup6719/
Cresoe678/
Crisiu672/
Crezeu672/
Cretcu671/
Croisseus671/
Crezut671/
Criscu671/
Crisau671/
Crixus671/
Crezou671/
Krejus671/
Chrishaus670/

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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 Cresus
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