Cretoiu Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cretoiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cretoiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2561:78,4299,254
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Cretoiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cretoiu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cretoiu? popularity and diffusion

Cretoiu is the 919,444th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 25,303,979 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Cretoiu live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Cretoiu is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 78,429. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent live, Dâmbovița County, where 16 percent live and Constanța County, where 14 percent live. Not including Romania this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Cretoiu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cretoiu last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Cretoiu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.25% less than the national average, earning $33,550 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cretiu92776/
Cretius861/
Cretieu860/
Cristoiu80421/
Craitoiu8038/
Cirtiu77266/
Cratiu7728/
Creteau71345/
Cristiu71198/
Criștiu714/
Criştiu711/
Crîstiu711/
Crotoau711/
Crotaou711/
Cristeiu671/
Cristuțiu632/
Kirtiu6224/
Kretju626/
Kretyu623/
Kertiou57359/
Sritiju571/
Kritiou571/
Kirtiou571/
Croteuu571/
Kritius571/
Cratehhu531/
Kerthiou531/
Krishtoju503/

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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
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  • 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 Cretoiu
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