Cricket Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Scotland

Cricket Surname Definition:

A diminutive of the name Crick or Creak; or from Cricket, name of two parishes in Somerset.

Cricket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Cricket (2,438) may also be a first name.

Cricket Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A diminutive of the name Crick or Creak; or from Cricket, name of two parishes in Somerset.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Cricket Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cricket is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cricket.

How Common Is The Last Name Cricket? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Cricket reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 56 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Cricket is also the 149,938th most widespread first name globally, borne by 2,438 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Akwa Ibom, where 93 percent reside and Cross River, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 16 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 12 percent reside.

Cricket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cricket has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Cricket surname decreased 98 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Crickett93406/
Chricket931/
Criket928/
Cricet923/
Crickette8822/
Cricketts880/
Kricket868/
Cricked864/
Crikett861/
Crichet860/
Crickit860/
Crickitt8034/
Krickett805/
Crichett805/
Creckett801/
Crickettová782/
Sriket77681/
Kriket77438/
Tchrikhet758/
Crecketts751/
Criquet71465/
Crechet71296/
Kraiket71276/
Krikett713/
Srikeat712/
Créchet712/
Krikets712/
Srikiet711/
Srikhet711/
Srikeit711/
Krieket711/
Srikete711/
Shriket711/
Crekett710/
Kraikeat671/
Shrieket670/

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Footnotes

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