Surname Cristea (Cristea 
, Кристя 
, كريستيا) , in the entire world, is a common family name. The cognomen Cristea is characteristic of Romania, where it is a common surname, Moldova, where it is quite a common surname, and Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Romania, Moldova, and Italy. Much less frequently, Cristea is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Cristea | Moldova, Italy, Spain, United States, Romania |
| Кристя | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Belarus |
| Цристеа | Russia |
| nicolae cristea Romanian Orthodox priest (b. 1834) |
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alexandru cristea Moldovan composer, MD (b. 1890) |
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nicolae cristea Romanian participant in the French Resistance, RO (b. 1906) |
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| ioan cristea farmer, RO (b. 1879) |
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miloș cristea Romanian architect (1931-2003), RO (b. 1931) |
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| nicolae cristea Romanian lawyer, RO (b. 1882) |
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| petru cristea RO (b. 1879) |
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| nicolae cristea RO (b. 1889) |
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dan cristea Romanian writer, RO (b. 1951) |
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eugen cristea Romanian actor, RO (b. 1952) |
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| cristea dinu Romanian athletics competitor (1911-1991), RO (b. 1911) |
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| cristea caralulis Romanian tennis player, RO (b. 1915) |
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| vasile cristea RO (b. 1906) |
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aurelia cristea Romanian politician, RO (b. 1968) |
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daniel cristea-enache Romanian literary critic, RO (b. 1974) |
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