Crettaz Surname

309,763rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Crettaz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Crettaz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland9101:9,0251,474
Argentina2131:200,67316,642
France591:1,125,809120,603
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Crettaz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Crettaz is borne by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Crettaz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 309,763rd most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,988,123 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Crettaz reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Switzerland, where it is carried by 910 people, or 1 in 9,025. In Switzerland Crettaz is mostly concentrated in: Canton of Valais, where 75 percent are found, Canton of Vaud, where 12 percent are found and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 5 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cretaz92226/
Cretta9215/
Crottaz86334/
Crestaz8685/
Creta832,350/
Crettaux801/
Cresta773,909/
Crieta77437/
Cretot77240/
Creata77230/
Cretto77100/
Creita7792/
Cretat7779/
Crotaz7725/
Kretta772/
Cretas772/
Cretea771/
Crétaz771/
Creuta771/
Cretau770/
Cretaud7188/
Creatto7170/
Crestot7166/
Creasta7136/
Crestto7131/
Crettey7116/
Scretas7115/
Cretaux7111/
Crestas713/
Crestea711/
Createa711/
Criotta710/
Kreta67407/
Creto67153/
Crita6762/
Crestaux6757/
Creteaux6722/
Creteaud6710/
Cretault678/
Cretoaia674/
Kreettas671/
Critteau670/

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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
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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 Crettaz
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