Celajes Surname

259,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Celajes Surname User-submission:

The Celaje surname has been passed down from Spanish colonial Creoles into a modern day equivalent of a household clan; settled in the provinces of the Bicol Region in The Philippines. In the Filipino language, the meaning is 'from heaven', now amplified into Castillian Spanish, yet from an info taken from a private talk the author has been passed down with, the surname can be described by the native Malay from northern Mindanao as 'from the black storm'.

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Celajes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,5011:67,44711,561
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Celajes Surname Meaning

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The Celaje surname has been passed down from Spanish colonial Creoles into a modern day equivalent of a household clan; settled in the provinces of the Bicol Region in The Philippines. In the Filipino language, the meaning is 'from heaven', now amplified into Castillian Spanish, yet from an info taken from a private talk the author has been passed down with, the surname can be described by the native Malay from northern Mindanao as 'from the black storm'.

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Celajes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Celajes is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Celajes.

How Common Is The Last Name Celajes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Celajes is the 259,335th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,807,088 people. Celajes occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Celajes reside; 99 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 99 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

This last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,501 people, or 1 in 67,447. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Calabarzon, where 36 percent reside, Eastern Visayas, where 26 percent reside and National Capital Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of The Philippines this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.

Celajes Last Name Statistics demography

Celajes earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 53% less than the national average, earning $20,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Celajs9217/
Celayes86531/
Selajes8616/
Celajis8612/
Cilajes862/
Celases862/
Celojes861/
Celeus77254/
Celais7747/
Zelaes7735/
Celies7723/
Selaes7710/
Celeis775/
Celaus773/
Celaez772/
Celauj771/
Celejs771/
Celayos71131/
Zelayes71110/
Selayes7139/
Celayez7123/
Cetlaus715/
Selajis712/
Cilajis712/
Selages712/
Cheleus712/
Celaids711/
Chelais711/
Celejas711/
Silajes711/
Cheleys711/
Chelaus711/
Cieliesz678/
Ceallais672/
Cheiloes671/
Gelawesh671/
Gelaseas671/
Cheliyas671/
Schelies670/

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