Crete Surname

176,583rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Crete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Crete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1,7521:21,0312,897
France4551:145,98422,581
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Creté (1) are calculated separately.

Crete (151) may also be a first name.

Crete Last Name Facts

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

The surname Crete (Arabic: كريت) is more frequently found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Creté. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crete? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 176,583rd most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,007,654 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Crete reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Gallo-North America. Crete is also the 749,223rd most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 151 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 1,752 people, or 1 in 21,031. In Canada it is most numerous in: Quebec, where 88 percent are found, Ontario, where 11 percent are found and British Columbia, where 1 percent are found. Barring Canada this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 8 percent are found.

Crete Last Name Statistics demography

Crete earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 15.91% less than the national average, earning $41,779 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creté931/
Crette91592/
Creter91566/
Creste91347/
Cretet91347/
Cretes91128/
Cretey9141/
Criete9114/
Create9110/
Crehte914/
Creite912/
Cretea911/
Creete911/
Cretie911/
Cret892,557/
Crestey83595/
Creates83118/
Crestez8395/
Crettez8361/
Cretter8353/
Crietee8350/
Creater8343/
Crettet8343/
Chreste8326/
Creteer8316/
Crettey8316/
Creaste8315/
Crestes834/
Crester833/
Schrete832/
Crestee832/
Crested832/
Createa831/
Creeter831/
Crettes831/
Created831/
Crestea831/
Crestet831/
Chreite831/
Creiste831/
Crether830/
Creed8013,349/
Creta802,350/
Crest801,337/
Creti801,278/
Crite80635/
Crets80484/
Srete80361/
Krete80212/
Crety80138/
Creet8082/
Cretì8042/
Creat8023/
Cirte8018/
Creth8016/
Criet8016/
Certe809/
Zrete802/
Crett802/
Cretí801/
Kcret801/
Schrette7727/
Chreiteh7722/
Creither7711/
Creather773/
Chretter771/
Crettett771/
Creyster771/
Chrestes771/
Chrestey771/
Creaster770/
Chrester770/
Cretther770/
Schriete770/
Crites7310,437/
Criste734,158/
Cresti731,789/
Kriete731,525/
Cretti731,110/
Creath73649/
Crieta73437/
Creith73275/
Creata73230/
Cretoi73166/
Creydt73158/
Coiret73154/
Crytes73128/
Krethe7398/
Creita7392/
Scrite7392/
Creeth7382/
Criter7375/
Cruite7368/
Sreter7367/
Cuiret7367/
Craite7367/
Creyts7367/
Cretch7366/
Cayret7356/
Cretty7342/
Cairet7324/
Chrite7322/
Cretté7322/
Kreate7318/
Cretta7315/
Krette739/
Creety738/
Creiti738/
Crêtes738/
Coyret737/
Šreter736/
Kreite735/
Creeds734/
Creest734/
Cherte734/
Cirtea734/
Cretis734/
Cretts733/
Critez733/
Chreti733/
Cresté733/
Creast732/
Crests732/
Kreute732/
Cearte732/
Kretes732/
Chrety732/
Srette732/
Crétet732/
Chirte731/
Certte731/
Cresst731/
Crettz731/
Crieth731/
Critte731/
Creatz731/
Credti731/
Shrete731/
Sreste731/
Cretit731/
Cretui731/
Kretei731/
Kretep731/
Sreate730/
Creidt730/
Creutt730/
Creets730/
Critey730/
Crestz730/
Zretes730/
Cretih730/
Sriete730/
Creuty730/
Kreete730/
Creits730/
Certey730/
Schretter71822/
Schreater712/
Schrether711/
Schrester710/
Schriette710/
Schreeter710/
Cristea6753,718/
Kret675,615/
Christe672,085/
Szreter67570/
Cirt67424/
Creţ67385/
Cretois67250/
Cristei67215/
Chirteș67187/
Chirtea67112/
Crit6793/
Kreyter6792/
Cristee6792/
Shreter6785/
Schreitter6777/
Cert6772/
Critter6752/
Kretter6732/
Sresthe6730/
Cairety6726/
Kriethe6725/
Crister6725/
Cryster6723/
Croiter6723/
Cristey6722/
Scritte6720/
Cristes6719/
Chertey6718/
Cred6717/
Cryt6717/
Kriedte6715/
Creatio6713/
Craiter6713/
Kresteš6712/
Chrites6710/
Šretter679/
Sreeter678/
Cruiter678/
Kcrites678/
Cretich677/
Chresti677/
Krestey676/
Cretova676/
Chriter675/
Cristez675/
Kreeter675/
Chraite674/
Krettes674/
Kriette674/
Shreteh673/
Chirtey673/
Crittes673/
Krether673/
Schreither673/
Critesr672/
Kreithe672/
Chertte672/
Krestes672/
Sreetes672/
Sreetep672/
Creetch671/
Jrestep671/
Cretsch671/
Cristed671/
Creatch671/
Creathy671/
Creatti671/
Screety671/
Scretti671/
Sreiter671/
Sreytes671/
Kreatte671/
Shreste671/
Sretter671/
Qurette671/
Chretti671/
Chertea671/
Cherteș671/
Shrette671/
Chriteh671/
Sreeted671/
Srethep671/
Chryste671/
Crystte671/
Crettis671/
Cristte670/
Creetsh670/
Crittet670/
Schrite670/
Cairter670/
Craytey670/
Crayter670/
Chryter670/
Chritte670/
Craites670/

Crete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Crete in the Arabic language
كريتkryt-

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Footnotes

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