Kretova Surname

70,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,050 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kretova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kretova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5,8701:24,5523,479
Ukraine9301:48,9497,089
Kazakhstan901:196,47218,382
Kyrgyzstan361:165,90717,348
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Latvia111:186,36821,302
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
England21:27,859,030389,889
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Kretová (221), Krétová (18) & Kreťová (1) are calculated separately.

Kretova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kretova (Georgian: კრეტოვა, Russian: Кретова) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Kretová, Krétová or Kreťová. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kretova? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kretova is the 70,165th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,033,694 people. The surname Kretova occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Kretova reside; 78 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 78 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 5,870 people, or 1 in 24,552. In Russia it is primarily found in: Lipetsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside, Belgorod Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Kursk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Russia it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 13 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.

Kretova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kretova surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kretova are 16.64% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 63.41% being registered with the party.

Kretova earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.24% less than the national average, earning $24,922 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kretová95221/
Krestova93977/
Kreytova938/
Kyretova934/
Kreutova932/
Krettova932/
Khretova931/
Krethova931/
Kretov926,308/
Krétová9018/
Kreťová901/
Khrestova8842/
Kyrhetova8826/
Krechtova882/
Krotova8616,586/
Krestov861,172/
Kratova86225/
Krytova8695/
Kritova8687/
Kertova8669/
Kredova8614/
Kirtova8613/
Kreytov868/
Kreutov866/
Cretova866/
Kretovs866/
Khretov863/
Kyrtova862/
Kretovo861/
Krestová80325/
Khritova80155/
Krettová8073/
Krystova8041/
Krahtova8014/
Kryotova8013/
Khrytova8013/
Khrestov8011/
Kirthova806/
Kraytova803/
Krethová803/
Krechtov801/
Krehtová801/
Krytov77162/
Kritov77146/
Kretow7719/
Cretov778/
Kretof773/
Khrystova75593/
Kairetava7520/
Kryshtova7519/
Krejstová7518/
Krishtova7517/
Krechtová757/
Krisztova754/
Krestovoy752/
Kreithová752/
Kret735,615/
Kirtava71273/
Khritov71159/
Crotova7130/
Certova7122/
Krestow7119/
Krotava7113/
Khrytov7112/
Keřtová7110/
Kryotov716/
Kretoff715/
Kryštov715/
Kreitow713/
Khrestovoi713/
Khrestovoy712/
Kraytov711/
Khristovaa711/
Krethavath711/
Kertová711/
Kresztovoj711/
Krydova711/
Krotowa711/
Chertova673,656/
Kreth671,357/
Kreit671,012/
Kristová67779/
Khrystov67492/
Krett67476/
Krete67212/
Kreet67200/
Cristova6796/
Krystová6768/
Kirthová6759/
Kriet6750/
Krištová6741/
Kredt6727/
Kryshtov6721/
Kreyt6718/
Kreat6716/
Kreut6714/
Kehrtová6712/
Kreht6711/
Kritovoy674/
Krijtová674/
Kreittow674/
Krotovoy673/
Kreithow673/
Kerthová672/
Chirtova671/
Khrestof671/
Cretuová671/
Khret671/
Kåret671/
Kréttová671/
Kristovs671/
Critovaz671/
Krytovoi671/
Kcret671/

Kretova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kretova in the Georgian language
კრეტოვაkretova-
Kretova in the Russian language
Кретоваkretova-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kretova
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