Celec Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Celec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia4531:5,4921,115
United States961:3,775,614208,022
Slovakia381:140,43325,488
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
France131:5,109,440259,941
Austria131:655,03358,041
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Croatia51:845,72148,179
England21:27,859,030389,889
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Čelec (46) & Ćelec (4) are calculated separately.

Celec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Celec is found most in Slovenia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Čelec or Ćelec. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Celec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Celec is the 491,125th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Celec are found; 68 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 68 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Slovenia, where it is carried by 453 people, or 1 in 5,492. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Mura, where 69 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 9 percent are found and Drava, where 8 percent are found. Not including Slovenia this last name occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Slovakia, where 6 percent are found.

Celec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Celec surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Celec earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.28% more than the national average, earning $49,743 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čelec9346/
Ćelec934/
Cielec91248/
Celgec9111/
Celecz9110/
Celech911/
Chelech8383/
Czelecz8338/
Czelech834/
Cieleck832/
Celecke831/
Celesci831/
Cielech831/
Cheleck831/
Celes802,735/
Celej802,029/
Celic80621/
Jelec80236/
Celek80217/
Celez80211/
Selec80193/
Gelec8070/
Cilec8011/
Celex803/
Celeg802/
Celecová7738/
Scheleck7713/
Schelech7711/
Celecova773/
Chesleck772/
Szczelec771/
Celecque771/
Schelect770/
Cheles731,593/
Seleci73479/
Gielec73436/
Zelech73262/
Cielek73261/
Cealic73154/
Seleck73152/
Chelek73112/
Gelech7398/
Celich7398/
Selech7379/
Cheleş7364/
Szelec7349/
Sceles7336/
Zeleck7321/
Celick7320/
Celetz739/
Celesz738/
Celici737/
Select735/
Geleck735/
Cheleg735/
Celeis735/
Jeleac732/
Cileci732/
Celesh732/
Celeke732/
Sielec732/
Żelech732/
Ceales731/
Chilec731/
Celeds731/
Coylec731/
Cielez731/
Jelecs731/
Seleac731/
Selecs731/
Selecz731/
Cielic731/
Ceyles731/
Celejs731/
Celeks731/
Chelez731/
Celhez731/
Ceeles731/
Ceslek730/
Scheuleac71734/
Scheleich712/
Ciesleicz711/
Scheitlec711/
Schieleck711/
Szelech67127/
Sceales67114/
Ceilles6792/
Cheslek6783/
Cheales6775/
Szelecz6770/
Scheles6766/
Chelich6764/
Chelike6760/
Sceeles6756/
Cieslek6724/
Ceslick6723/
Zieleck6717/
Celitci6717/
Gelecke6715/
Gelesch6715/
Geleick6714/
Tchelek6714/
Cielici6712/
Chelick6711/
Chelets679/
Selesch678/
Szelect678/
Chelych677/
Cheiles677/
Zielech675/
Selecke675/
Seileck674/
Setlech674/
Ceilesh674/
Cheilek674/
Scheleg674/
Cheileg674/
Cheleke672/
Djeleck672/
Cheleys671/
Cielick671/
Schelek671/
Shelech671/
Seleach671/
Seuleac671/
Zelesch671/
Zeileck671/
Srzelec671/
Trzelec671/
Chelekh671/
Cheylek671/
Zelekch671/
Choilec671/
Ceelich670/
Sieleck670/
Geleich670/
Celisch670/
Setleck670/
Cealick670/
Sehleck670/

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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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  • 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 Celec
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