Creta Surname

181,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Romania

Creta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Creta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,0531:58,07910,411
Romania7261:27,6553,535
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Argentina1201:356,19527,792
Philippines831:1,219,73895,055
Greece591:187,79330,074
Canada481:767,61660,775
France221:3,019,215204,848
Brazil191:11,267,070228,483
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malta11:430,2723,380
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Creta (562) may also be a first name.

Creta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creta is held by more people in Italy than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Creta? popularity and diffusion

The surname Creta is the 181,156th most commonly used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 3,101,083 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Creta reside; 45 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent reside in Italic Europe. Creta is also the 354,413th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 562 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is borne by 1,053 people, or 1 in 58,079. In Italy it is most frequent in: Lazio, where 50 percent reside, Campania, where 23 percent reside and Apulia, where 19 percent reside. Not including Italy this surname is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Creta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Creta surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Creta earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 22.69% less than the national average, earning €23,215 per year; in United States they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning $46,242 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.21% more than the national average, earning $52,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cresta913,909/
Crieta91437/
Creata91230/
Cretaz91226/
Creita9192/
Cretat9179/
Screta9122/
Cretta9115/
Cretas912/
Cretea911/
Chreta911/
Creuta911/
Cretau910/
Crettaz831,217/
Chresta83113/
Cretaud8388/
Crestaz8385/
Caireta8346/
Creasta8336/
Cretaux8311/
Crestas833/
Cuireta831/
Createa831/
Chretah831/
Crestea831/
Crete802,423/
Certa801,646/
Creti801,278/
Kreta80407/
Creto80153/
Crety80138/
Cirta80110/
Crita8062/
Sreta806/
Xreta801/
Creté801/
Cretí801/
Crestaux7757/
Chrestay7726/
Creteaux7722/
Chrestha7716/
Chreitah7713/
Creteaud7710/
Cretault778/
Cretoaia774/
Schretta771/
Crettaux771/
Cresto731,967/
Cresti731,789/
Crista731,420/
Cretti731,110/
Crette73592/
Cherta73575/
Creter73566/
Craita73439/
Creste73347/
Cretet73347/
Cretot73240/
Chirta73176/
Cretoi73166/
Cretes73128/
Crîsta73109/
Cretto73100/
Sresta7357/
Cretty7342/
Cretey7341/
Cirtau7336/
Chrita7335/
Kreuta7323/
Cretté7322/
Shreta7318/
Sreeta7317/
Criete7314/
Kretay7313/
Szreta7312/
Crysta7310/
Create7310/
Krheta7310/
Kretai739/
Creety738/
Creiti738/
Sretha738/
Cirtha737/
Kyreta735/
Crieto734/
Crehte734/
Cirtea734/
Cretis734/
Kretha733/
Chreti733/
Cresté733/
Kreita733/
Khreta732/
Kretta732/
Credto732/
Creite732/
Creito732/
Kretaa732/
Chrety732/
Crétat732/
Crétet732/
Kretah732/
Kretaj732/
Cerrta731/
Kretoa731/
Krieta731/
Jretha731/
Criota731/
Credti731/
Creete731/
Cirtay731/
Zretta731/
Scrita731/
Creeto731/
Zreita731/
Cretos731/
Srieta731/
Crétaz731/
Crestá731/
Cretie731/
Cretit731/
Cretui731/
Crizta731/
Sretad731/
Cretoo731/
Kreeta731/
Critas730/
Cretih730/
Cruita730/
Creuty730/
Cresteaux7131/
Schrestha714/
Schreitah712/
Cristea6753,718/
Christa671,438/
Crestey67595/
Srestha67494/
Cretois67250/
Shresta67218/
Krestas67145/
Cristau67133/
Sreshta67120/
Creates67118/
Chirtea67112/
Crestez6795/
Shretha6782/
Kreutha6777/
Chirtau6774/
Creatto6770/
Crestot6766/
Kreszta6766/
Crettez6761/
Krejsta6755/
Cretter6753/
Crietee6750/
Crestou6746/
Creater6743/
Crettet6743/
Cristat6743/
Cristas6740/
Crestto6731/
Chrysta6720/
Chirtha6719/
Cretoux6718/
Creteer6716/
Crettey6716/
Creaste6715/
Creatio6713/
Shretta6711/
Cretich677/
Kreetha676/
Kreitas675/
Sreetad675/
Sreetap675/
Sreitas674/
Crestes674/
Certeau674/
Créteau674/
Crester673/
Sreetha673/
Critash672/
Chertai672/
Crestee672/
Chertah672/
Crested672/
Krethat672/
Khreita671/
Chirtta671/
Creathy671/
Creatti671/
Creeter671/
Criteau671/
Creitho671/
Crettes671/
Keireta671/
Kaireta671/
Krechta671/
Srestta671/
Sreszta671/
Chresto671/
Chretti671/
Crêtaux671/
Created671/
Crestet671/
Chertea671/
Chraita671/
Chreite671/
Crétaud671/
Sreetas671/
Sreetat671/
Creiste671/
Crettis671/
Creytou671/
Shreeta670/
Criotta670/
Cretoos670/
Crittet670/
Crether670/

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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 Creta
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