Cretz Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Cretz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cretz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Cretz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cretz is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cretz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,661,929th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Cretz are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 12,944,962. In The United States Cretz is mostly concentrated in: California, where 64 percent live, New York, where 14 percent live and Arizona, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Cretz exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 32 percent live and Ghana, where 8 percent live.

Cretz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cretz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 156 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cretz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cretz last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Cretz earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.8% more than the national average, earning $65,931 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creitz91387/
Crietz917/
Creatz911/
Crettz911/
Crestz910/
Crez8995/
Kretz808,026/
Critz80857/
Crets80484/
Crytz806/
Creez804/
Creiz802/
Kcrez801/
Kreutz7312,417/
Kreitz733,518/
Krietz73139/
Kreetz73133/
Kreatz73112/
Creyts7367/
Cretch7366/
Croitz738/
Kreytz735/
Cretts733/
Criets733/
Crests732/
Kretze732/
Creitc731/
Kretzs731/
Crriez731/
Gkretz731/
Craitz731/
Chirtz730/
Creits730/
Creets730/
Creydz730/
Critze730/
Ceartz730/
Creţ67385/
Krez67360/
Criz67180/
Creates67118/
Kreijtz6728/
Cryz6727/
Crec6725/
Kairetz6710/
Creatch671/
Cretsch671/
Kreitze671/
Creetch671/
Krietcz670/
Creetsh670/

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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 Cretz
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