Crétin Surname
Approximately 163 people bear this surname
Crétin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 140 | 1:58,664 | 7,379 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
The alternate forms: Cretin (3,758) are calculated separately.
Crétin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Crétin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Crétin has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may also be found as a variant: Cretin. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Crétin? popularity and diffusion
The last name Crétin is the 1,359,010th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Crétin are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
It is most commonly held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 58,664. In Switzerland Crétin is mostly found in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 89 percent reside, Canton of Fribourg, where 7 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Crétin
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