Creton Surname

110,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Suriname

Creton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Creton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,3771:19,6692,279
Brazil2521:849,50130,645
Argentina1341:318,98125,304
Suriname1211:4,567989
Belgium1161:99,10915,136
Italy831:736,82861,221
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
England201:2,785,90397,972
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Senegal61:2,429,8904,996
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Créton (17), Cretón (2) & Cretòn (1) are calculated separately.

Creton (83) may also be a first name.

Creton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creton is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Créton, Cretón or Cretòn. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Creton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 110,239th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,727,725 people. The surname Creton occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Creton live; 84 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequently used forename at a global level It is held by 83 people.

It is most common in France, where it is held by 3,377 people, or 1 in 19,669. In France Creton is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 54 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside and Normandy, where 7 percent reside. Not including France Creton exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Creton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Creton has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Creton last name grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Creton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States Creton are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Creton earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.63% more than the national average, earning $60,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.96% more than the national average, earning $55,625 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Créton9417/
Cretón942/
Cretòn941/
Cretton922,005/
Creston92399/
Creaton92265/
Cretone92255/
Crethon9230/
Creyton9217/
Creeton926/
Crieton922/
Screton921/
Creiton921/
Screeton86346/
Screaton86322/
Chreston8624/
Criehton861/
Creathon861/
Creihton861/
Creithon861/
Scretton861/
Creatone861/
Creiston861/
Crechton860/
Scredton860/
Creyhton860/
Cresston860/
Chreyton860/
Cretan831,344/
Criton83221/
Cryton83211/
Certon8349/
Cirton8340/
Kreton8324/
Cretom831/
Jreton830/
Creithton808/
Creishton801/
Screetonn801/
Creichton801/
Crayton777,870/
Crestan77635/
Critton77458/
Cherton77105/
Criston7789/
Critone7757/
Kreiton7711/
Sretong778/
Sreeton776/
Chriton775/
Crettón775/
Cryston773/
Cearton773/
Croyton772/
Kreyton772/
Chirton771/
Kreaton771/
Qureton771/
Kreeton771/
Crithon771/
Croiton771/
Cretant771/
Crettòn771/
Crytone771/
Kretong771/
Chryton770/
Craiton770/
Creetan770/
Cruiton770/
Chreethong751/
Crichton7111,788/
Christon711,695/
Crayston71342/
Chritton71225/
Chrestan7168/
Crestane7138/
Cretagne7115/
Sreethon7110/
Sreetong7110/
Croyston719/
Crithton717/
Kreithon716/
Kreetong715/
Cruytong713/
Crhestan712/
Chryston712/
Cristoin712/
Shreston711/
Crayhton711/
Cristone711/
Cristoon711/
Creethan711/
Crestant711/
Creatune711/
Qreiston711/
Srethong711/
Krethong711/
Kredtong711/
Crishton710/
Craytone710/
Kreiston710/
Kirton6710,048/
Kerton671,223/
Certan671,214/
Critan67125/
Sriton6760/
Sreethong6750/
Chrichton6736/
Christoun6732/
Kreethong6724/
Kryton6723/
Kriton6715/
Christone6714/
Cirtan6714/
Sretan675/
Chrystone674/
Chrestane672/
Critom672/
Crischton671/
Christoin671/
Chrritton671/
Craythone671/
Kretonova671/
Certán671/
Cristonne671/
Crihchton671/
Cretam671/
Sreythuon671/
Cristoine671/
Crestanne671/
Christton670/
Chrishton670/
Craystone670/
Kretan670/
Schriston670/

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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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  • 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 Creton
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