Creteau Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Creteau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Creteau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2211:300,55545,904
United States1021:3,553,519199,004
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Creteau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Creteau occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Creteau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 809,613th most frequent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 21,123,321 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Creteau are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Creteau is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 221 people, or 1 in 300,555. In France it is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 24 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Apart from France it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.

Creteau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Creteau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Creteau surname expanded 1,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Creteau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Creteau are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.52% being registered with the party.

Creteau earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $47,309 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cretea921/
Createa861/
Cretieu860/
Cretiu77776/
Cretia772/
Cretoiu71288/
Crestia71140/
Croteuu711/
Cretius711/
Cretiaa711/
Creatia711/
Crestiaa678/
Crestias673/
Cratehhu671/
Crestiáa671/
Cristeiu671/
Creatias670/

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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
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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 Creteau
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