Cretain Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Cretain Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cretain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
United States131:27,881,456736,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Cretain Last Name Facts

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

Cretain is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cretain? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cretain is the 3,100,440th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name Cretain is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Cretain reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Canada, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 1,364,652. In Canada Cretain is primarily found in: British Columbia, where 48 percent live, Manitoba, where 33 percent live and Alberta, where 15 percent live. Outside of Canada Cretain occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Cretain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cretain has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cretain Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cretain earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.87% less than the national average, earning $45,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cretaine9331/
Chretain9311/
Crestain931/
Cretan921,344/
Cretaigne8839/
Chreitain883/
Certain862,705/
Crestan86635/
Cretien86228/
Cirtain8620/
Critain867/
Cretean862/
Cretant861/
Creetan860/
Chretien8016,017/
Cristain80858/
Chrestan8068/
Crestane8038/
Crettien8015/
Cretagne8015/
Kretaine8015/
Chritain8014/
Chretein807/
Crystain807/
Crestine804/
Certaiin804/
Crethien802/
Crhestan802/
Chretine801/
Crestean801/
Creatine801/
Creethan801/
Crestant801/
Sretaing801/
Ceartain800/
Craytain800/
Certan771,214/
Critan77125/
Cirtan7714/
Sretan775/
Cretam771/
Kretan770/
Christain754,669/
Chreitien752/
Chrettien752/
Chrestane752/
Crétaigne752/
Chreitein751/
Chrestean751/
Chretisen751/
Cristaian751/
Chrestine751/
Crestanne751/
Cresthine751/
Cristan711,270/
Chertan71343/
Chirtan71124/
Crathin7118/
Critean7116/
Kreštan717/
Kretanh717/
Christaine715/
Crotean713/
Christaain713/
Crestam713/
Srethan713/
Kreytan712/
Ceartan712/
Chritan712/
Christaian712/
Critine712/
Sreetan712/
Kertain711/
Christaing711/
Certean711/
Crothan711/
Crystan711/
Craytan711/
Creetam711/
Crytine711/
Kreitan711/
Certaín711/
Craitan711/
Schrittain711/
Critane711/
Christhain710/
Chrestisen710/
Kirtain710/
Cristine671,775/
Christan67877/
Quertain67155/
Cristean6773/
Chritine6751/
Cristhin6742/
Chrystan6741/
Cristein6729/
Certejan6720/
Crystine6717/
Cristant6714/
Cristane6711/
Krataiin677/
Chritein673/
Chertein673/
Crottean672/
Kritasin672/
Cristoin672/
Cretehen671/
Crethene671/
Crystean671/
Kreitane671/
Srithain671/
Chritane671/
Chrytine671/
Crithine671/
Crysthan671/
Kratayin671/
Chreteen670/
Crattean670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cretain
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