Cret Surname

168,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cret Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cret Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,9711:10,1871,335
Moldova2191:16,2622,797
France1441:461,26965,815
Cambodia691:224,4513,174
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Austria231:370,23639,193
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

The alternate forms: Creţ (385) & Creț (227) are calculated separately.

Cret (116) may also be a first name.

Cret Last Name Facts

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

Cret occurs most in Romania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Creţ or Creț. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cret? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cret is the 168,902nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,850,038 people. The last name Cret is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Cret live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in Romanian Europe. Cret is also the 868,627th most common first name in the world, borne by 116 people.

The last name is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 1,971 people, or 1 in 10,187. In Romania Cret is most prevalent in: Bihor County, where 31 percent are found, Arad County, where 18 percent are found and Cluj County, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Romania it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 9 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Cret Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cret surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Cret earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.63% less than the national average, earning $30,364 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creţ92385/
Creț92227/
Crete892,423/
Crest891,337/
Crets89484/
Creet8982/
Cretì8942/
Creat8923/
Creth8916/
Criet8916/
Scret8914/
Chret894/
Crett892/
Zcret891/
Kcret891/
Cre86559/
Chrest80680/
Creath80649/
Crette80592/
Creste80347/
Creith80275/
Creydt80158/
Coiret80154/
Creeth8082/
Cuiret8067/
Creyts8067/
Cretch8066/
Cayret8056/
Cairet8024/
Create8010/
Coyret807/
Creest804/
Chreit804/
Crehte804/
Cretts803/
Creast802/
Creite802/
Crests802/
Chreth801/
Cresst801/
Crettz801/
Crieth801/
Creatz801/
Creete801/
Screet801/
Schret801/
Creidt800/
Creutt800/
Creets800/
Crestz800/
Creits800/
Crea756,675/
Kret755,615/
Cree755,174/
Cres751,080/
Cirt75424/
Crey75278/
Creh75231/
Sret75193/
Crep75166/
Creß75123/
Crie75115/
Crez7595/
Crit7593/
Cert7572/
Crer7568/
Cred7517/
Cryt7517/
Crei754/
Crre753/
Creş752/
Crze752/
Jret751/
Ckre751/
Gcre751/
Crée751/
Zret751/
Xret751/
Cqre751/
Crhe751/
Kcre751/
Crge750/
Schrett7377/
Chreist7341/
Schreit7327/
Chreste7326/
Schredt7320/
Creaste7315/
Cretova736/
Chreatt735/
Schretz735/
Schrest733/
Schrete732/
Creetch731/
Chreats731/
Chreest731/
Cretsch731/
Creatch731/
Chreite731/
Creiste731/
Creetsh730/
Crist6715,229/
Creed6713,349/
Cress678,501/
Creer673,276/
Srest672,691/
Crees671,621/
Curth671,452/
Kreth671,357/
Cresp671,055/
Kreit671,012/
Crite67635/
Krett67476/
Srete67361/
Cruit67340/
Chrit67265/
Krete67212/
Kreet67200/
Creis67182/
Cruyt67170/
Sreth67131/
Chert67116/
Schreitz67106/
Cryts67104/
Crait6771/
Sreet6761/
Kriet6750/
Zreet6739/
Cread6737/
Crath6736/
Creas6732/
Crepp6730/
Cryst6730/
Creij6729/
Schrette6727/
Kredt6727/
Chreiteh6722/
Crech6722/
Crith6721/
Kreyt6718/
Kyret6718/
Kreat6716/
Crrea6715/
Kreut6714/
Critt6714/
Cresh6713/
Chirt6711/
Kreht6711/
Sreit6710/
Croyt677/
Crytz676/
Ceart675/
Crayt674/
Creys674/
Creip674/
Creez674/
Schreitt674/
Creeh673/
Quret673/
Croit673/
Creah672/
Srett672/
Zrete672/
Chred672/
Shret672/
Srets672/
Creiz672/
Creep671/
Jredt671/
Djret671/
Cryzt671/
Creea671/
Creey671/
Xrett671/
Schreast671/
Schreidt671/
Crije671/
Khret671/
Kåret671/
Qriet671/
Scrit671/
Cehrt671/
Creïs671/
Credd671/
Crehs671/
Kcrez671/
Creyd671/
Qreet671/
Creej671/
Cried670/
Creap670/
Creph670/
Jrett670/
Sreat670/
Schreedt670/
Criey670/
Sretz670/
Crrie670/
Cerht670/

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cret
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