Cretu Surname

15,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cretu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cretu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania25,2461:795103
Moldova7,8651:45322
Spain1,1351:41,1913,978
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Italy1361:449,68247,840
England1111:501,96431,980
France1071:620,77381,454
Germany1051:766,71957,066
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Greece821:135,11922,476
Belgium741:155,36021,583
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Denmark271:209,06416,975
Sweden231:428,12030,474
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Austria101:851,54467,454
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belize11:355,4743,977
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

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

Cretu (20) may also be a first name.

Cretu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cretu is found most in Romania. It can be rendered as a variant: Crétu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cretu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,625th most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 204,333 people. Cretu is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Cretu reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 25,246 people, or 1 in 795. In Romania Cretu is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent are found, Iași County, where 9 percent are found and Vaslui County, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Romania this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 22 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Cretu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cretu are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cretu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.37% less than the national average, earning €9,800 per year; in South Africa they earn 29.42% less than the national average, earning R 167,736 per year; in United States they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $47,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $48,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crétu931/
Cretus91159/
Crettu911/
Cretui911/
Cretau910/
Cretaud8388/
Crestou8346/
Crestus8327/
Cretoux8318/
Cretaux8311/
Creytus831/
Creteux831/
Creytou831/
Cirtu80253/
Critu80101/
Certu805/
Kretu804/
Crestaux7757/
Cretault778/
Chreatus771/
Crettaux771/
Cresstup770/
Cristu73587/
Chirtu73138/
Cirtau7336/
Srestu733/
Kretuś732/
Certui731/
Jhretu731/
Kreutu731/
Critou731/
Cretoo731/
Kretui731/
Cristau67133/
Chirtau6774/
Christu6767/
Cristut6730/
Cristuț6729/
Cristou6719/
Krestou6719/
Cristus6716/
Sreshtu678/
Chirtou677/
Sresthu672/
Kreitus672/
Krettou671/
Crétoux671/
Sreethu671/
Sreestu671/
Shrestu671/
Crêtaux671/
Cristuş671/
Chertou671/
Crétaud671/
Cruitup670/
Craytou670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cretu
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