Kretija Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kretija Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kretija Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina971:36,4585,300
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kretija Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kretija is held by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kretija click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kretija? popularity and diffusion

Kretija is the 1,828,462nd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The last name Kretija is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kretija are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 97 people, or 1 in 36,458. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 61 percent reside and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 39 percent reside. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 4 percent reside and The United States, 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 Kretija
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