Celega Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Celega Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celega Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Celega Last Name Facts

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

The last name Celega is found most frequently in Croatia. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Celega? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most numerous last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Celega are found; 63 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 63 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Croatia, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 248,741. In Croatia Celega is most numerous in: Istria County, where 94 percent live and Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Croatia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 19 percent live and Argentina, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cielega921/
Chelega921/
Chelegai8676/
Chelegat866/
Schelega863/
Selega83569/
Kelega8377/
Gelega8371/
Zelega8310/
Celiga8310/
Celege834/
Jelega831/
Cilega831/
Cheleg'at801/
Cheliga77646/
Selegha77192/
Chilega7793/
Shelega7745/
Cielego7714/
Chelego7710/
Szelega779/
Kelegai779/
Jelegat774/
Czeliga774/
Chelege773/
Selegau773/
Selegea773/
Selegai772/
Celeger772/
Kelegha771/
Kelegoa771/
Celioga771/
Scheliga71873/
Cheleget71100/
Ciesliga7185/
Tchelego7143/
Chelegui719/
Seleigha716/
Chelegoi714/
Schelege713/
Chelegão712/
Cheligaa711/
Chilegai711/
Shelegay711/
Seslegha711/
Chgelege711/
Sczeliga711/
Tselegha711/
Dzelegha711/
Seliga673,718/
Šeliga67754/
Selege67299/
Geliga67294/
Silega67287/
Kilega67218/
Gelego67142/
Zelego67110/
Selego6798/
Scheleger6775/
Selegi6775/
Gilega6762/
Čeliga6744/
Ciliga6712/
Kelego6711/
Zeliga676/
Shellegaj676/
Celigo675/
Zelege674/
Jeliga674/
Qilega671/
Tshielega671/
Zelegi671/
Xelego671/

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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 Celega
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