Cretoux Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Cretoux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cretoux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France171:3,907,219231,005
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Crétoux (1) are calculated separately.

Cretoux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cretoux is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Crétoux. Click here to see other possible spellings of Cretoux.

How Common Is The Last Name Cretoux? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cretoux is the 4,649,889th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The surname Cretoux is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Cretoux live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Cretoux is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 3,907,219. In France Cretoux is primarily concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 53 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 18 percent reside and Occitanie, where 18 percent reside. Besides France Cretoux exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crétoux951/
Crestou8646/
Certoux8627/
Cretaux8611/
Creytou861/
Creteux861/
Crotoux860/
Cretu8335,665/
Creto83153/
Certhoux8070/
Crestaux8057/
Creteaux8022/
Crettaux801/
Cresto771,967/
Cretot77240/
Cretoi77166/
Cretus77159/
Cretto77100/
Crieto774/
Credto772/
Creito772/
Creeto771/
Crettu771/
Cretoo771/
Cretoc771/
Cretui771/
Critou771/
Cretos771/
Cretau770/
Christoux7594/
Cresteaux7531/
Cretois71250/
Cretaud7188/
Creatto7170/
Crestot7166/
Crestto7131/
Cretaio7128/
Crestus7127/
Certaux7121/
Krestou7119/
Cristou7119/
Certeux7111/
Crestuk7111/
Croteux719/
Krettou711/
Crêtaux711/
Creytus711/
Creitho711/
Cretoos710/
Craytou710/
Creta672,350/
Certeaux67109/
Critu67101/
Crotteux6771/
Kreto6766/
Crestejo6741/
Crestois6731/
Certheux6718/
Creteaud6710/
Cretault678/
Cristoud677/
Crito675/
Cretoaia674/
Kretu674/
Croteaux672/
Créteaux672/
Quretoue671/
Crétu671/
Crestoph671/
Creatois670/
Cresstup670/

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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 Cretoux
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