Kreten Surname

1,415,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 153 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kreten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1301:619,27349,237
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Kreten Last Name Facts

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

Kreten is found most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreten? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,415,499th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 47,631,019 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Kreten are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 619,273. In Germany it is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 63 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Saarland, where 11 percent are found. Other than Germany Kreten is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Croatia, where 1 percent are found.

Kreten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kreten surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Kreten earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreiten92189/
Kroeten92123/
Krethen9283/
Kretten9242/
Krieten9218/
Kreuten920/
Kreithen8627/
Krietten860/
Kreutten860/
Creten83783/
Kirten83312/
Kerten83122/
Kretin8358/
Kraten8348/
Kroten8336/
Kretyn837/
Kryten831/
Kriten830/
Kyrten830/
Kreesteen801/
Cretien77228/
Creeten77116/
Kreitem7794/
Krestýn7791/
Cretten7788/
Kretyna7744/
Krotten7740/
Kruiten7738/
Kritten7727/
Kierten7726/
Krathen7713/
Kreytin7712/
Kretina7712/
Khretin777/
Kraiten777/
Cresten775/
Createn775/
Kuirten773/
Kirthen772/
Kerzten771/
Kräthen771/
Kerteen771/
Keurten770/
Cretn732/
Kritn731/
Krichten71148/
Khrestyn7141/
Kreytina7124/
Kriszten7122/
Kreshtin7118/
Crettien7115/
Khretina7113/
Kreeting713/
Kreshtyn712/
Kreitina712/
Crethien712/
Kretnova712/
Kreiztin711/
Krotienė711/
Cretehen711/
Kreiting710/
Cretin673,758/
Krytyn6765/
Krotin6758/
Kritin6736/
Kertin6734/
Kirtenova6725/
Kratin6716/
Certen6713/
Kirtin679/
Kroteń676/
Krytin675/
Kratyn674/
Krotyn673/
Criten673/
Cirten671/
Kyrtin671/
Khrishten671/
Kretinová671/
Krõtin671/
Kretynova671/

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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 Kreten
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