Cecelia Surname

651,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 464 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Cecelia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cecelia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2231:794,36235,535
Liberia791:55,8044,929
Kosovo511:36,5073,362
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
India71:109,580,769786,157
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Cecelia (123,456) may also be a first name.

Cecelia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cecelia is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cecelia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 651,048th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,705,918 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Cecelia are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 48 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 8,388th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 123,456 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 794,362. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bauchi, where 14 percent are found, Benue, where 9 percent are found and Osun, where 9 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 17 percent are found and Kosovo, where 11 percent are found.

Cecelia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ceceilia9312/
Cecielia934/
Ceceliah932/
Ceceelia931/
Cecealia931/
Ceceliai931/
Scecelia930/
Ceceli92690/
Cecela927/
Chechelia881/
Cecilia8612,328/
Cecília86312/
Cicelia8672/
Cecelio8646/
Ceselia8639/
Cecylia8618/
Cechela8615/
Cecelya8612/
Secelia8610/
Cecelie861/
Ceceila861/
Chechela80154/
Czeczeli8066/
Ciecelya8036/
Cecelich8027/
Kechelia8016/
Checheli807/
Ceciliah805/
Ceycylia801/
Cicielia801/
Cieciela801/
Ceecilia801/
Ceicilia801/
Cecili77643/
Cecila7791/
Ciceli7744/
Cicela7718/
Cekela779/
Cezeli779/
Cecele776/
Cecelj774/
Cecelo774/
Ceseli772/
Cecíla771/
Secela771/
Kecela771/
Cecely770/
Schecheli7519/
Chekhelia754/
Chechelai752/
Ceicilias751/
Chechhela751/
Chekchela751/
Ceczelich751/
Cecilio7111,260/
Cicilia715,003/
Cecílio711,507/
Kekelia71987/
Secheli71320/
Cicylia71265/
Seselia71173/
Cecilea71133/
Cheseli7186/
Cecilie7179/
Cesylia7177/
Cechele7172/
Ciselia7153/
Secilia7152/
Czeczelich7143/
Cesilia7135/
Cecilai7126/
Cichela7116/
Tchetcheli7116/
Ceceler7115/
Cycilia7110/
Tchichelia718/
Cécilia718/
Cicelis718/
Zeselia717/
Cezelio717/
Zechela714/
Cheşeli714/
Cicheli713/
Cicelha713/
Cecilis712/
Cicelie712/
Zezelia712/
Sicelia712/
Sechela712/
Keceila712/
Cicília712/
Ceshela712/
Cäcilia712/
Cecilha712/
Cequela712/
Cecilas711/
Cesseli711/
Cicelio711/
Ciesela711/
Cecylio711/
Cecılıa711/
Cecilah711/
Cechelo711/
Cechitelli711/
Ceciely711/
Cecylha711/
Cecylya711/
Checele711/
Chicheli67252/
Ceciliot67172/
Chechele67108/
Ceceille6766/
Cziczeli6751/
Chicilia6741/
Chechila6731/
Chechelo6730/
Chechitelli6728/
Czeczely6723/
Kecelioz6713/
Cecheles6713/
Kechhela6712/
Chichela6711/
Csecsele678/
Sechelea676/
Czeczele676/
Scicheli676/
Ciciliah675/
Chequela672/
Cecilios672/
Ciscilia672/
Cesselie671/
Ciceglia671/
Ciciliat671/
Sicheela671/
Chizeela671/
Cekehlay671/
Kesselia671/
Ceceiler671/
Ceiceler671/
Cisselia671/
Szecheli671/
Cicielat671/
Cecaaila671/
Cechelez671/
Chekelya671/
Cessilia671/
Cyciliah671/
Cescilio671/
Ceccilio671/
Shekelia670/

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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 Cecelia
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