Krestas Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Krestas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krestas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1221:90,81815,316
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080

Krestas Last Name Facts

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

Krestas is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Krestas click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Krestas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname Krestas is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Krestas reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Krestas is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 122 people, or 1 in 90,818. In Greece Krestas is primarily found in: Central Greece, where 51 percent are found, Attica, where 47 percent are found and Ionian Islands, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Greece it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 8 percent are found and Germany, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gkrestas936/
Kresta921,095/
Kretas9218/
Krestos8690/
Kreszta8666/
Krejsta8655/
Kristas868/
Kreitas865/
Gkresta865/
Kreshta864/
Crestas863/
Krastas861/
Kreta83407/
Kriesthaus820/
Kristtas803/
Krestaut802/
Kårestad801/
Kreettas801/
Cresta773,909/
Krysta77977/
Krista77842/
Kresto77555/
Kritas77203/
Kreuta7723/
Kretay7713/
Krheta7710/
Kretai779/
Kreita773/
Kretha773/
Kretah772/
Khreta772/
Kretta772/
Kretaa772/
Kretaj772/
Cretas772/
Kreeta771/
Kretoa771/
Krieta771/
Kristauts751/
Kristaits751/
Krystad71157/
Kristaj71156/
Kriszta71107/
Krishta7187/
Crestaz7185/
Kreutha7177/
Kristos7176/
Cristas7140/
Creasta7136/
Khrista7127/
Kristea7120/
Krestou7119/
Kryshta7118/
Krystat716/
Krestey716/
Kreetha716/
Kraitas714/
Krethat712/
Kristaa712/
Crestea711/
Criesta711/
Krechta711/
Krystai711/
Kristta711/
Kristha711/
Krestoi711/
Khreita711/
Kristah711/
Creta672,350/
Krita67718/
Kretache67108/
Kryta67103/
Khristos6787/
Khrystos6768/
Kreto6766/
Crestaux6757/
Crestois6731/
Kreshtop6727/
Kristaiy6716/
Kristaut6710/
Kreshtei6710/
Kraishta679/
Gkristos675/
Kréta673/
Khrestosova673/
Kryshtap673/
Krysztat672/
Kristhos672/
Khrystai671/
Khrishta671/
Krysztos671/
Krystacz671/
Cristais671/
Kristead670/

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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 Krestas
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