Cele Surname

5,450th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104,010 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Cele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa102,3461:52937
Zimbabwe5641:27,3734,206
Swaziland2781:4,670333
Uganda1591:245,53018,354
DR Congo1441:513,05340,658
England1311:425,32928,711
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Taiwan151:1,562,98310,375
Iceland101:38,0092,599
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Botswana41:546,73222,624
France31:22,140,907385,998
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
China21:683,660,78330,601
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Çele (194), Celè (4), Celé (2), Čele (1) & Celê (1) are calculated separately.

Cele (6,973) may also be a first name.

Cele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cele (Arabic: سيلى) occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Çele, Celè, Celé, Čele or Celê. Click here for other potential spellings of Cele.

How Common Is The Last Name Cele? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,450th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 70,066 people. Cele is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cele live; 99 percent live in Southern Africa and 99 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Cele is also the 77,762nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 6,973 people.

Cele is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 102,346 people, or 1 in 529. In South Africa Cele is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 84 percent reside, Gauteng, where 7 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent reside. Beside South Africa Cele occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside and Swaziland, where 0 percent reside.

Cele Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cele has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 318 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cele Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cele earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 40.96% less than the national average, earning R 140,304 per year and in United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çele92194/
Celè924/
Celé922/
Čele921/
Celê921/
Celep899,521/
Chele896,299/
Celle893,677/
Celes892,735/
Celej892,029/
Celie89937/
Celer89697/
Celea89432/
Celez89211/
Celey89145/
Celet8991/
Czele8975/
Ciele8917/
Cesle896/
Ceale895/
Ceile893/
Celee893/
Celed893/
Ceele892/
Celei892/
Scele891/
Gcele891/
Hcele891/
Ceyle890/
Cheles801,593/
Ceglie801,513/
Chelea80848/
Cheley80495/
Czelej80395/
Schele80363/
Cheale80278/
Tchele80270/
Chelet80258/
Cheele80229/
Ceelie80132/
Chetle80112/
Cselei80107/
Cetler80102/
Cheler8079/
Chelei8074/
Cheleș8067/
Cheleş8064/
Cesler8057/
Ceiley8056/
Scelle8053/
Chelge8048/
Celest8044/
Ceyler8042/
Cseley8038/
Sceles8036/
Ceiler8029/
Chelee8029/
Cealey8028/
Ceeley8026/
Ceille8023/
Sceley8010/
Cesley8010/
Celecz8010/
Celess809/
Celetz809/
Czeley808/
Celesz808/
Cealie806/
Cieler805/
Celeis805/
Sceele804/
Cheile804/
Celleh804/
Cheled804/
Celesd804/
Cellej803/
Chelhe802/
Celesh802/
Ceslei802/
Chesle801/
Ceales801/
Cealea801/
Ceelle801/
Cehler801/
Cehlle801/
Celeds801/
Chhele801/
Cielez801/
Scelea801/
Scelet801/
Cieled801/
Cielej801/
Che'le801/
Ceyles801/
Celech801/
Celeit801/
Celejs801/
Cejler801/
Cesles801/
Chelez801/
Cheleû801/
Cehleh801/
Celhez801/
Ceeles801/
Sceale800/
Ceeler800/
Cealer800/
Cieley800/
Cettle800/
Ceilie800/
Jele7526,524/
Celi7518,637/
Cely7514,617/
Sele7512,414/
Gele7511,803/
Kele7510,755/
Cela758,818/
Zele754,919/
Şele75745/
Clej75421/
Žele75295/
Cetl75255/
Ceal75190/
Qele75179/
Celá75128/
Celý75128/
Cile75100/
Căle7546/
Xele7527/
Ceil7524/
Cyle7522/
Šele759/
Celí752/
Schiele739,841/
Scheele739,023/
Chesley734,216/
Chesler731,465/
Chettle73794/
Cheatle73750/
Cheeley73640/
Cielesz73344/
Cecille73333/
Chealee73255/
Scheile73133/
Ceilles7392/
Chelech7383/
Cheslet7379/
Chehleh7378/
Scheule7377/
Chealey7377/
Cheales7375/
Scheles7366/
Ceisler7360/
Sceeles7356/
Secelle7352/
Ciesler7345/
Chetley7339/
Chelest7338/
Czelecz7338/
Ceilley7336/
Tchelet7332/
Schehle7327/
Czeiler7327/
Cheslea7323/
Scheley7322/
Cieless7318/
Schetle7318/
Cettler7316/
Cheille7315/
Chhelle7311/
Czesler7311/
Chelets739/
Cheiles737/
Citelle736/
Chesleh736/
Cieleit736/
Cielesh735/
Gckeler735/
Ceiller735/
Scheale734/
Ceilesh734/
Cheelee734/
Schelee734/
Czelech734/
Ceitler733/
Cetlett733/
Cecelle733/
Cheiler732/
Chelett732/
Tcheley732/
Chehlei732/
Cheetle731/
Chealer731/
Ceallet731/
Ceasley731/
Ceattle731/
Cettley731/
Ceisley731/
Chetlee731/
Cheleys731/
Chelihe731/
Ciselle731/
Sceehle731/
Sceeley731/
Sceelle731/
Scetler731/
Schelhe731/
Schelie731/
Sicelle731/
Schelei731/
Gecelle731/
Chealeh731/
Schelet731/
Schelje731/
Schjele731/
Tcheale731/
Tchelea731/
Tcheleh731/
Dcealer731/
Czelesz731/
Cielech731/
Ceheley731/
Cejtler731/
Cetelle731/
Cytelle731/
Cheilet731/
Chesles731/
Ceehleh731/
Chzeale731/
Celeith731/
Chheleh731/
Cheleht731/
Celeher730/
Ceahler730/
Chealea730/
Ceasler730/
Scealey730/
Sceylie730/
Scesler730/
Cealler730/
Ceillet730/
Cheiley730/
Cealley730/
Celis67108,025/
Coyle6750,167/
Cecil6720,060/
Celiz6715,041/
Seale6714,034/
Chile6713,889/
Selle6710,233/
Siele679,270/
Cheal678,860/
Keele675,733/
Tsele675,554/
Cheli675,019/
Celia674,586/
Celio674,264/
Seele673,976/
Seles673,087/
Djele672,454/
Zelei672,079/
Shele672,073/
Khele671,903/
Geley671,490/
Chelh671,401/
Jeler671,338/
Çeler671,313/
Jeele671,264/
Coile671,142/
Gelez671,067/
Caile671,024/
Kiele67963/
Szele67933/
Seile67917/
Seley67861/
Selei67861/
Geles67851/
Kehle67798/
Zeile67782/
Selea67775/
Geler67748/
Celaj67736/
Ciela67641/
Seleş67609/
Gelei67606/
Zeler67559/
Geleç67547/
Zehle67501/
Selge67487/
Zscheile67457/
Jeles67446/
Selet67443/
Seule67429/
Ceely67417/
Jeleč67417/
Seleh67406/
Keley67399/
Chely67387/
Giele67379/
Kelei67364/
Cilea67363/
Selep67339/
Zelez67337/
Cheatley67326/
Zelee67316/
Seler67315/
Gqele67307/
Zelie67299/
Celoy67291/
Selie67290/
Kelez67283/
Quele67280/
Cheasley67268/
Gelep67267/
Jelea67266/
Cheesley67264/
Selee67264/
Gelet67247/
Cuyle67233/
Ziele67227/
Setle67225/
Kelea67221/
Kelhe67217/
Chyle67217/
Seyle67215/
Selje67210/
Qhele67208/
Seleu67205/
Gelee67194/
Schettle67182/
Čeleš67179/
Celay67172/
Keale67165/
Kelie67165/
Zelea67164/
Citel67153/
Cayle67150/
Chýle67148/
Keleč67148/
Keule67137/
Ciles67122/
Celii67120/
Celaa67118/
Cheslett67115/
Jeleň67115/
Cehtl67113/
Zeles67109/
Scheitle67108/
Schiehle67103/
Cuile67103/
Cille67100/
Dzele6799/
Šeler6793/
Geyle6792/
Sehle6790/
Celiy6789/
Jelez6788/
Cettl6784/
Scheehle6781/
Šelep6776/
Keleh6774/
Ciler6769/
Zichelle6769/
Cetel6768/
Scheletz6767/
Keleu6767/
Zeale6763/
Cesil6763/
Schetler6762/
Cieli6760/
Sceli6759/
Zeley6759/
Jhele6757/
Cecel6754/
Scheeley6753/
Cisel6753/
Gelea6750/
Tjele6748/
Želer6746/
Šicel6745/
Sceal6743/
Schelest6742/
Kelee6740/
Cisle6737/
Jeley6736/
Schielie6735/
Cheil6734/
Jeleć6734/
Getle6733/
Ciley6733/
Cesli6732/
Ceyli6732/
Ceala6731/
Celij6730/
Sesle6727/
Šelle6727/
Cilez6726/
Zeule6725/
Cicel6724/
Čeles6724/
Schehler6723/
Zeleh6723/
Czeitler6722/
Ceela6721/
Cealy6721/
Selez6721/
Četle6720/
Keile6720/
Celip6720/
Cetli6719/
Celya6719/
Çelet6719/
Jetle6718/
Zeleu6718/
Sicel6717/
Tšele6717/
Ciely6716/
Chhel6715/
Schetley6715/
Citle6715/
Celih6714/
Zeele6714/
Šelej6713/
Želje6713/
Schealer6712/
Cesel6712/
Czettler6712/
Zelge6712/
Celgi6712/
Chiselle6711/
Jelee6711/
Schelech6711/
Zelep6711/
Celid6711/
Chetl6710/
Gelhe6710/
Šelei6710/
Keyle679/
Gesle679/
Ceali679/
Cilet679/
Selej679/
Xhele679/
Ceeli678/
Ceyla678/
Selhe678/
Cehel677/
Celai677/
Jesle676/
Celoi676/
Clehe676/
Hsele676/
Jelje675/
Zeled675/
Cilee675/
Ćeleš675/
Cheyl675/
Chelé675/
Cîlea675/
Jelet675/
Celit675/
Jeale674/
Zeyle674/
Kelge674/
Zelet674/
Shchelep674/
Zeleň674/
Seled674/
Cheilesh674/
Ceila673/
Scheuhle673/
Scela673/
Celoa673/
Cyley673/
Geled673/
Jeile673/
Cechelle673/
Celíz673/
Jeleš673/
Xeyle673/
Chealeah673/
Ceily672/
Kejle672/
Xeele672/
Chealley672/
Gelej672/
Celhi672/
Scile672/
Schielei672/
Šeleš672/
Seleș672/
Celyo672/
Czela672/
Celaá672/
Hxele672/
Rzele671/
Cajle671/
Cesilles671/
Ceill671/
Chesleth671/
Cheetley671/
Cheletts671/
Chelooee671/
Cheattle671/
Jeyle671/
Csely671/
Cshelley671/
Ckeli671/
Zelhe671/
Zhele671/
Sceitler671/
Scheelle671/
Secel671/
Tchesler671/
Qelez671/
Chellehe671/
Jeled671/
Dgele671/
Cheisler671/
Hgele671/
Jelei671/
Sechelle671/
Kgele671/
Keleň671/
Jjele671/
Tzele671/
Zeleş671/
Zelje671/
Åsele671/
Čeley671/
Şelet671/
Želej671/
Ţelea671/
Shcheles671/
Ssele671/
Qelep671/
Qeyle671/
Schieley671/
Scheslet671/
Scheuleu671/
Geechele671/
Gelée671/
Céler671/
Czeleová671/
Czeli671/
Czely671/
Džele671/
Celui671/
Celyh671/
Celép671/
Celìa671/
Celís671/
Cehla671/
Chelj671/
Cheheley671/
Ke'le671/
Ceselles671/
Gcely671/
Sceil671/
Qkele671/
Cleje671/
Cheeleeh671/
Chehleah671/
Jechelle671/
Sycel670/
Cylee670/
Scheeles670/
Schelhey670/
Coheeley670/
Schetles670/
Cheatler670/
Ceald670/
Chettles670/
Ceall670/
Qetle670/
Jelej670/
Ceyll670/
Chethley670/
Tchetler670/
Scely670/
Csile670/
Cojle670/
Schielea670/
Scheelie670/
Qeule670/
Cytle670/

Cele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cele in the Arabic language
سيلىsyly-

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