Celem Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Celem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Çelem (848) & Célem (5) are calculated separately.

Celem (105) may also be a first name.

Celem Last Name Facts

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

Celem is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Çelem or Célem. Click here for other potential spellings of Celem.

How Common Is The Last Name Celem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Celem is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Celem are found; 76 percent are found in South America and 64 percent are found in Luso-South America. Celem is also the 920,134th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 105 people.

It is most widespread in Brazil, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 4,039,138. In Brazil it is most common in: Rio de Janeiro, where 89 percent are found, Paraná, where 4 percent are found and Bahia, where 2 percent are found. Other than Brazil this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çelem93848/
Célem935/
Chelem9168/
Celeme9137/
Celiem913/
Celemn913/
Ceelem911/
Cheleme8335/
Chetlem838/
Cheleim835/
Chhelem831/
Schelem831/
Celemnt831/
Cheslem831/
Chelemg831/
Chelhem830/
Selem8012,048/
Kelem8011,388/
Celen801,521/
Gelem80506/
Zelem80260/
Celim80139/
Jelem8043/
Želem8019/
Šelem809/
Cilem806/
Celeń802/
Xelem801/
Tcheleme771/
Seleem7315,954/
Seliem735,321/
Keleme732,215/
Seleme731,971/
Seleim731,911/
Ceelen731,775/
Chelim73644/
Chelen73294/
Seleam73161/
Zeleme73154/
Setlem73134/
Kielem73132/
Chilem7399/
Celeng7388/
Zhelem7379/
Celien7363/
Celent7357/
Sgelem7353/
Tselem7350/
Celime7344/
Shelem7327/
Seelem7321/
Celeen7321/
Khelem7318/
Seilem7317/
Ceylen7313/
Gehlem7312/
Dzelem7311/
Geleme736/
Jehlem735/
Caylem734/
Cehlen733/
Keylem733/
Keelem733/
Zielem733/
Jeleme733/
Selhem733/
Gelhem733/
Zelemt732/
Keleem732/
Keilem732/
Celuim732/
Sealem732/
Quelem732/
Jeleim732/
Seylem731/
Kealem731/
Sielem731/
Ceulim731/
Selemì731/
Geleem731/
Seleum731/
Scelim731/
Xhelem731/
Cealim731/
Cuilem731/
Jealem731/
Kelemm730/
Keliem730/
Chelemque711/
Sheleme678,211/
Cheleng67819/
Shellem67189/
Selheim67161/
Schelen6785/
Shetlem6781/
Chileme6761/
Selgeym6752/
Chelime6742/
Cheleen6731/
Keleeme6728/
Chetlen6724/
Kehlhem6724/
Queleme6723/
Djeleme6718/
Cheelen6713/
Queliem675/
Settlem675/
Chailem674/
Chhelim673/
Selemme672/
Chelenk672/
Tchilem672/
Chitlem671/
Ceileen671/
Gettlem671/
Schelim671/
Sheelem671/
Keyleme671/
Kehlemh671/
Shelemm671/
Sheleum671/
Selesme671/
Tseulem671/
Gelesme671/
Caileam671/
Celinne671/
Celisme671/
Seeleem671/
Queslem671/
Seeleam671/
Seileam671/
Chealim671/
Cuilhem671/
Ketleim671/
Chislem670/
Keaslem670/
Cheslen670/
Chilhem670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Celem
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