Cruel Surname

139,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Cruel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cruel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,3801:73,36112,657
Ecuador1,0791:14,7412,260
Dominican Republic1771:58,9432,908
France1641:405,01759,459
Colombia1461:327,2205,945
Argentina1001:427,43432,472
Venezuela601:503,4019,605
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Cruel (40) may also be a first name.

Cruel Last Name Facts

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

Cruel is held by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cruel? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cruel is the 139,516th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,275,225 people. The last name Cruel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Cruel are found; 43 percent are found in South America and 43 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 40 people.

The surname Cruel is most numerous in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,380 people, or 1 in 73,361. In The Philippines Cruel is primarily concentrated in: Bicol, where 34 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 16 percent reside and Calabarzon, where 13 percent reside. Barring The Philippines Cruel occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Ecuador, where 34 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 6 percent reside.

Cruel Last Name Statistics demography

Cruel earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 12.64% less than the national average, earning $19,832,900 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cruell91292/
Crauel9110/
Crouel916/
Cruiel913/
Creuel911/
Crouell8384/
Creusel8324/
Crousel8324/
Croutel836/
Crauwel831/
Creuell830/
Crausel830/
Creel8012,401/
Criel801,233/
Kruel80979/
Creal80771/
Craul80210/
Croul80169/
Crael80141/
Croel80132/
Creul8021/
Cruyl8014/
Creil803/
Cruil801/
Cryel800/
Crausell771/
Krauel731,277/
Crowel73354/
Croell7396/
Kruell7385/
Kreuel7350/
Creale7332/
Croule7330/
Krouel7318/
Crould738/
Kruhel737/
Creall731/
Crault731/
Craull731/
Cqreil731/
Crawel731/
Creell731/
Craule730/
Criell730/
Cruill730/
Creuhl730/
Croull730/
Kruelt730/
Cruile730/
Crayel730/
Creuil730/
Creyle730/
Crouchell711/
Crowell6726,646/
Kruggel671,089/
Kreusel67901/
Kreutel67476/
Kreußel67260/
Krauwel6766/
Croisel6749/
Crousil6732/
Crawell6728/
Krausel6728/
Crousle6719/
Kroutel6719/
Krousel6713/
Krujele678/
Krauell673/
Krugiel672/
Creille672/
Creisle672/
Crvl671/
Krouell671/
Croiell671/
Croulle671/
Crujill671/
Creitel671/
Ckrowel671/
Creyole671/
Creisel671/
Kraouel671/
Crausle671/
Crowele670/
Kruisel670/
Crayhel670/
Cruhill670/

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