Creu Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Moldova

Creu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Creu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Moldova171:209,49219,497
France121:5,535,227269,324
Romania71:2,868,26756,178
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Creu (25) may also be a first name.

Creu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Creu is borne by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Creu.

How Common Is The Last Name Creu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Creu live; 38 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent live in Iberian Europe. Creu is also the 2,136,160th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 25 people.

This last name is most widely held in Spain, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,508,130. In Spain it is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 94 percent reside, Madrid, where 3 percent reside and Valencian Community, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Spain it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 20 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Creus894,432/
Creux89830/
Creuz89162/
Creui899/
Chreu891/
Creua891/
Creuy891/
Creiu891/
Creud891/
Cru86719/
Creuss804/
Creius801/
Chreue801/
Creyus801/
Creutt800/
Creush800/
Cruz753,580,273/
Crea756,675/
Cree755,174/
Crus752,602/
Crye75945/
Crup75829/
Crux75368/
Crue75346/
Crut75334/
Crey75278/
Cruj75275/
Creh75231/
Creț75227/
Croe75134/
Crie75115/
Crae75109/
Crou75106/
Crau7581/
Cruy7576/
Cruț7564/
Crud7555/
Kreu7526/
Chru7511/
Crui757/
Crzu755/
Crei754/
Cruh752/
Zreu752/
Dcru752/
Kcru752/
Qcru752/
Creà751/
Creá751/
Qreu751/
Ccru751/
Cruu751/
Crru751/
Crhu751/
Croyeau736/
Crowe6768,469/
Crous676,315/
Craiu672,525/
Crout671,642/
Crush671,402/
Cruiz671,302/
Croux671,155/
Crust671,059/
Craus67953/
Crusz67549/
Craye67359/
Cruit67340/
Croue67296/
Croud67232/
Crauz67209/
Creis67182/
Cruys67181/
Cruyt67170/
Creța67150/
Chrea67141/
Kreuh67129/
Croup67117/
Crujo67104/
Cruje6793/
Chree6771/
Crouy6768/
Cruss6753/
Croué6745/
Croye6744/
Cread6737/
Cruji6736/
Craje6736/
Cruis6733/
Creas6732/
Cruch6729/
Creij6729/
Chrey6726/
Crouz6725/
Crejo6725/
Creat6723/
Creio6721/
Crutt6717/
Chrie6716/
Crrea6715/
Kreuß6715/
Kreut6714/
Crupp6711/
Cruzz6711/
Crawe679/
Cruja679/
Crouÿ677/
Craju676/
Cruye676/
Craut676/
Kreup675/
Craie675/
Crujz675/
Craue674/
Crruz674/
Creys674/
Croje674/
Creip674/
Hcruz674/
Cruuz674/
Cruzt674/
Chrae674/
Creeh673/
Ccruz673/
Craux673/
Creah672/
Chrou672/
Crouh672/
Cruie672/
Craeh672/
Dcruy672/
Creyo672/
Creye672/
Creiz672/
Croyeaux672/
Crruj672/
C'Ruz671/
Chrau671/
Chrei671/
Criie671/
Cru'z671/
Crudp671/
Cruip671/
Cruyz671/
Crauh671/
Creea671/
Creey671/
Creha671/
Creia671/
Crooe671/
Craud671/
Creji671/
Crije671/
Chroe671/
Chruy671/
Cruzç671/
Cruzċ671/
Creyó671/
Creja671/
Creyd671/
Dzreu671/
Cqhru671/
Creya671/
Creej671/
Hhcru671/
Creap670/
Creiy670/
Crrup670/
Ckrud670/
Crupf670/
Criey670/
Crueh670/
Cryie670/
Crrie670/

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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 Creu
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