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 occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Créton, Cretón or Cretòn. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Creton? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 110,239th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,727,725 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 widespread forename in the world, borne by 83 people.

Creton is most commonly occurring in France, where it is borne by 3,377 people, or 1 in 19,669. In France Creton is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 54 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 10 percent are found and Normandy, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and Argentina, where 3 percent are found.

Creton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Creton has changed over time. 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 decreased 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Creton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Creton surname is predominantly Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Creton surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Creton
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