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 surname Cretin is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Crétin. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cretin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 121,807th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,939,209 people. The surname Cretin is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Cretin live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 27 people.

The last name is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 3,347 people, or 1 in 19,845. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 51 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 8 percent are found. Aside from France this last name occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Cretin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cretin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cretin last name rose 721 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cretin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cretin last name 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

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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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