Kreća Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

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

Kreća Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kreća Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina1331:26,5894,303
Serbia521:137,4039,829
Croatia181:234,92226,068

The alternate forms: Kreča (91), Kreca (47) & Kreça (8) are calculated separately.

Kreća Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kreća is more frequently found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kreča, Kreca or Kreça. Click here for further possible spellings of Kreća.

How Common Is The Last Name Kreća? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kreća is the 1,173,425th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. The surname Kreća occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kreća reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 26,589. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Republika Srpska, where 100 percent reside. Besides Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 26 percent reside and Croatia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreča9391/
Kreca9347/
Kreça938/
Kresa80478/
Kreza8050/
Krexa8032/
Krećo801/
Krejsa73911/
Kresha73366/
Kreysa73191/
Kreisa73136/
Kreyza73130/
Kressa73123/
Kreiza73106/
Kresaj7368/
Kresia7329/
Kreyca7325/
Kreçaj7318/
Kresaň7317/
Kriesa7312/
Kreica7312/
Krzesa7310/
Kretsa7310/
Kresač738/
Kretza735/
Khresa734/
Krecaj732/
Kresay732/
Krecia731/
Krecha731/
Kresap731/
Kresza731/
Krizea731/
Kercea731/
Kresah731/
Kresja731/
Krecau730/
Kreazi730/
Kresea730/
Krzesaj67408/
Khresha67123/
Krejcha6785/
Kreicha6757/
Khresat6738/
Kretsas6735/
Khreesa6721/
Kreatsa6715/
Kreuzau6713/
Krishea6712/
Khreisa6712/
Khreiza678/
Gkretsa678/
Kreesha675/
Khressa675/
Kreasha674/
Kreitsa673/
Kreisha672/
Khresia671/
Krechač671/
Kreijca671/
Kerzeah671/
Kierzea671/
Kretsai671/
Kreycha671/
Kredsap671/
Kredsay671/
Kreecha671/
Krechat671/
Kreusea670/
Kerchea670/

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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 Kreća
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