Cretton Surname

206,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Monaco

Cretton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cretton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina8111:52,7054,437
Switzerland6741:12,1852,015
Brazil1681:1,274,25243,696
Chile1311:134,4774,748
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
France631:1,054,329115,549
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Crettón (5) & Crettòn (1) are calculated separately.

Cretton Last Name Facts

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

Cretton has its highest incidence in Argentina. It can be found in the variant forms: Crettón or Crettòn. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cretton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 206,654th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,634,686 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Cretton live; 55 percent live in South America and 47 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Argentina, where it is carried by 811 people, or 1 in 52,705. In Argentina it is most frequent in: Chubut Province, where 50 percent are found, Buenos Aires Province, where 13 percent are found and Santa Cruz Province, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Argentina this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 34 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Cretton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cretton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cretton last name increased 1,010 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cretton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cretton last name are 32.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.79% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cretton earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.01% more than the national average, earning $55,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $52,683 CAD per year.

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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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  • 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 Cretton
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