Cretin Surname

121,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,758 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Cretin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cretin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,3471:19,8452,301
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Switzerland1071:76,7568,915
Mexico381:3,266,47923,844
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Israel111:777,96750,646
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

The alternate forms: Crétin (163) are calculated separately.

Cretin (27) may also be a first name.

Cretin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cretin occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Crétin. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cretin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 121,807th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,939,209 people. Cretin is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Cretin are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Cretin is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name world-wide It is held by 27 people.

This last name is most common in France, where it is carried by 3,347 people, or 1 in 19,845. In France Cretin is most prevalent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 51 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 8 percent reside. Outside of France this last name exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Cretin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cretin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cretin last name increased 721 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cretin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cretin surname are 21.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.57% registered with the party.

The amount Cretin earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.02% more than the national average, earning $53,512 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.85% less than the national average, earning $37,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crétin94163/
Crestin92503/
Cretien92228/
Chretin92187/
Creutin9219/
Crettin9214/
Creatin926/
Creştin922/
Creștin921/
Creting921/
Crein9114/
Cretn912/
Chrestin8626/
Crettien8615/
Creation866/
Crethien862/
Cresting862/
Cretting860/
Creten83783/
Certin83179/
Critin8367/
Kretin8358/
Cirtin8325/
Sretin8318/
Cresin837/
Creine833/
Creing831/
Chretinne801/
Cristin772,607/
Crittin77529/
Cressin77236/
Chertin77166/
Critien77161/
Creeten77116/
Cretten7788/
Chritin7744/
Critina7732/
Certijn7732/
Ceartin7725/
Kretina7712/
Kreytin7712/
Cresien777/
Khretin777/
Crystin777/
Createn775/
Cresten775/
Sretina774/
Chrétin772/
Chreten771/
Chirtin771/
Craytin771/
Craitin771/
Sreetin771/
Creasin770/
Crain7325,823/
Crean735,241/
Krein734,335/
Crine73553/
Croin73536/
Crene73145/
Creim7330/
Cruin732/
Crinh731/
Critn731/
Creyn731/
Crhen730/
Christin715,706/
Creissen71107/
Kreytina7124/
Chritina7120/
Kreshtin7118/
Khretina7113/
Creasing7111/
Crhistin718/
Chrystin713/
Cristtin713/
Kreeting713/
Creachin712/
Chrition712/
Chresten712/
Kreitina712/
Kreiztin711/
Chreiten711/
Cretehen711/
Crittion711/
Chrytina711/
Sretting711/
Cristinn711/
Cristing711/
Critting710/
Kreiting710/
Schrethn710/
Chreteen710/
Cressing710/
Crecinck710/
Craine674,290/
Creane67499/
Cristinne67282/
Sritin67186/
Kreten67153/
Certyn67116/
Kreßin6750/
Kritin6736/
Kertin6734/
Kreijn6720/
Creyne6720/
Crisen6718/
Creene6716/
Craing6714/
Certen6713/
Sreten6712/
Kreine6711/
Kirtin679/
Kretyn677/
Cresen676/
Crisin676/
Krytin675/
Christing675/
Creant675/
Crehen674/
Critén674/
Criten673/
Cricyn672/
Cricin672/
Kyrtin671/
Kreihn671/
Kreing671/
Christinn671/
Crhine671/
Croing671/
Crystn671/
Craind671/
Crainn671/
Craint671/
Creasn671/
Cirten671/
Kretinová671/
Krecin671/
Kreinc671/
Kreink671/
Schretten671/
Crainc671/
Christinc671/
Cristn671/
Croine670/
Creahn670/
Cregne670/
Cruine670/
Creang670/
Creand670/
Croinn670/
Craihn670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cretin
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