Krešo Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Krešo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krešo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2221:19,0483,924
Bosnia and Herzegovina1391:25,4424,166
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kreso (439) are calculated separately.

Krešo (2,602) may also be a first name.

Krešo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Krešo has its highest incidence in Croatia. It can also be found as a variant: Kreso. Click here to see other possible spellings of Krešo.

How Common Is The Last Name Krešo? popularity and diffusion

Krešo is the 761,666th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The last name Krešo occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Krešo live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 144,128th most common first name internationally, borne by 2,602 people.

The last name Krešo is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 222 people, or 1 in 19,048. In Croatia Krešo is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 32 percent reside, Osijek-Baranja County, where 23 percent reside and Split-Dalmatia County, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Croatia Krešo is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 37 percent reside and Serbia, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kreso93439/
Krečo8050/
Krišo8046/
Kreço803/
Krećo801/
Kreeso73131/
Kresso73109/
Kresho7338/
Krezou7316/
Kretso738/
Kreczo732/
Kresio732/
Kresoz731/
Kressou6755/
Kretsos6747/
Kretsou6720/
Krescho676/
Kressos673/
Gkrezou671/
Krzesoj671/
Kretsoh670/

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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 Krešo
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