Kretos Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Iceland

Kretos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kretos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kretos (6) may also be a first name.

Kretos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kretos is most common in Algeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kretos? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Kretos live; 20 percent live in North Africa and 20 percent live in Mahgreb. Kretos is also the 4,967,096th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 6 people.

The last name Kretos is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 38,631,551. Not including Algeria this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Iceland, where 20 percent reside and Iran, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kretosz924/
Kritos83184/
Kratos83134/
Krotos8371/
Kirtos8352/
Kretus8330/
Kretas8318/
Kertos833/
Cretos831/
Kyrtos831/
Kertous77847/
Cretois77250/
Krestas77145/
Kritous77128/
Krotosz7762/
Kyrtosh7714/
Krotous777/
Krithos775/
Kreitas775/
Kreytus774/
Kreitus772/
Kraitos772/
Gkertos771/
Cretoos770/
Kretoshova751/
Khrystos7168/
Crestois7131/
Kreituse7125/
Gkrestas716/
Khrestus713/
Kruithos712/
Kreituss712/
Gkiortos711/
Kreettas711/
Creatois710/
Kritas67203/
Kertas67196/
Cretus67159/
Kirtas6759/
Krytus6755/
Kristosch6722/
Kratoš6717/
Kratas678/
Kirtoš673/
Kretuś672/
Cretas672/
Krottosch671/
Critos671/
Kertousse671/
Kertox671/
Kruithoss671/
Certos671/
Krotoś671/
Kritus671/
Kroitosch670/
Kritoz670/
Cirtos670/

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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 Kretos
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