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 found most in Switzerland. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Crettaz? popularity and diffusion

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

The surname Crettaz is most frequently occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 910 people, or 1 in 9,025. In Switzerland Crettaz is mostly found in: Canton of Valais, where 75 percent reside, Canton of Vaud, where 12 percent reside and Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 5 percent reside. Beside Switzerland this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 18 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Crettaz
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