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 found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Créton, Cretón or Cretòn. For other possible spellings of Creton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Creton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Creton is the 110,239th most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,727,725 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Creton reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Creton is also the 1,052,971st most numerous first name globally. It is borne by 83 people.

The last name Creton is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 3,377 people, or 1 in 19,669. In France Creton is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 54 percent live, Île-de-France, where 10 percent live and Normandy, where 7 percent live. Other than France it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Creton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Creton has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Creton surname increased 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 adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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% 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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