Celesi Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Celesi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celesi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Celesi (10) may also be a first name.

Celesi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Celesi is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Celesi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Celesi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,605,694th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Celesi reside; 96 percent reside in Southern Africa and 96 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Celesi is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 1,022,221. In South Africa Celesi is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 47 percent live, Western Cape, where 45 percent live and Gauteng, where 4 percent live. Not including South Africa Celesi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 2 percent live and Turkey, where 2 percent live.

Celesi Last Name Statistics demography

Celesi earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 24.44% less than the national average, earning R 179,568 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cilesi838/
Zelesi835/
Celezi833/
Tzelesi7725/
Dzelesi7715/
Cheleji7714/
Chelezi778/
Celeiza771/
Cieliese711/
Celeza6714/
Celiza6710/
Celege674/
Zelisi673/
Celize671/
Zelegi671/
Zelese671/

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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
  • 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 Celesi
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