Celaya Surname
Approximately 22,616 people bear this surname
Celaya Surname Definition:
Surname found in Vizcaya. Meaning and etymology unknown.
Basque word meaning "de la loma" or of the hill.
A Basque-Navarrese name.
Read More About This SurnameCelaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 15,025 | 1:8,261 | 914 |
| United States | 4,462 | 1:81,232 | 9,234 |
| Spain | 1,858 | 1:25,163 | 2,648 |
| Argentina | 639 | 1:66,891 | 5,728 |
| Venezuela | 237 | 1:127,443 | 4,204 |
| France | 123 | 1:540,022 | 73,838 |
| Chile | 59 | 1:298,584 | 8,628 |
| Philippines | 55 | 1:1,840,695 | 114,828 |
| Uruguay | 32 | 1:107,242 | 10,337 |
| Peru | 29 | 1:1,096,004 | 19,774 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Cuba | 11 | 1:1,047,520 | 6,594 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Honduras | 8 | 1:1,102,055 | 4,829 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| El Salvador | 2 | 1:3,171,944 | 6,376 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Celaya (68) may also be a first name.
Celaya Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Surname found in Vizcaya. Meaning and etymology unknown.
Basque word meaning "de la loma" or of the hill.
A Basque-Navarrese name.
User-submitted Reference
Zelaya or Celaya comes from the Basque de la loma, meaning 'of the hill'.
- haffman97Celaya Demographics
Average Male Celaya Height
173.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Celaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Celaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Celaya (Arabic: سلايا) is most common in Mexico. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Celaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 23,922nd most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 322,230 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Celaya are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Hispano-North America. It is also the 1,181,159th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 68 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is carried by 15,025 people, or 1 in 8,261. In Mexico Celaya is primarily concentrated in: Sonora, where 27 percent reside, Oaxaca, where 13 percent reside and México, where 11 percent reside. Barring Mexico this last name exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Spain, where 8 percent reside.
Celaya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Celaya has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Celaya surname increased 111,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Celaya Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Celaya last name are 34.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 87.84% being registered with the party.
The amount Celaya earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 50.65% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,203 per year and in United States they earn 13.65% less than the national average, earning $37,261 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Celaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Celaya in the Arabic language | ||
| سلايا | slaya | - |
| سيلايا | sylaya | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Celaya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis