Kretus Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Kretus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 25 | 1:1,520,350 | 87,293 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
The alternate forms: Kretuś (2) are calculated separately.
Kretus (185) may also be a first name.
Kretus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kretus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kretus occurs more in Poland more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Kretuś. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kretus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,602,217th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Kretus reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 669,105th most widely held forename world-wide, held by 185 people.
The last name Kretus is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 1,520,350. Beside Poland this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 3 percent live and Moldova, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kretuś | 94 | 2 | / |
| Kreytus | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kreitus | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kreituse | 86 | 25 | / |
| Khrestus | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kreituss | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cretus | 83 | 159 | / |
| Kratus | 83 | 76 | / |
| Krytus | 83 | 55 | / |
| Kertus | 83 | 28 | / |
| Kretos | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kirtus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kritus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kertous | 77 | 847 | / |
| Kritous | 77 | 128 | / |
| Crestus | 77 | 27 | / |
| Krathus | 77 | 9 | / |
| Krotous | 77 | 7 | / |
| Kraitus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kretosz | 77 | 4 | / |
| Kyrtush | 77 | 2 | / |
| Krahtus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Creytus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirtush | 77 | 1 | / |
| Krathaus | 71 | 39 | / |
| Krothaus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kritos | 67 | 184 | / |
| Kirtos | 67 | 52 | / |
| Certus | 67 | 19 | / |
| Krotuz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khristeus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kertos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kertousse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kristauts | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyrtos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kertuş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cretos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qratus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cirtus | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kretus
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