Celestin Surname

5,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99,441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Rwanda
Highest density in:
Rwanda

Celestin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celestin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Rwanda32,2481:35258
Haiti25,3171:42251
Chad14,3461:947165
Burundi14,2571:688183
Ethiopia3,3811:28,8513,488
United States3,1771:114,08812,346
DR Congo1,2661:58,3576,965
France1,2551:52,9266,960
Cameroon9881:21,0212,858
Dominican Republic4391:23,7651,522
Togo4201:17,2575,159
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Canada2801:131,59113,681
Brazil2441:877,35431,604
Saint Lucia2051:872167
Mauritius2041:6,3401,323
Tanzania1891:280,11421,957
Mexico1491:833,06211,879
Trinidad and Tobago1311:10,4121,432
Ivory Coast1201:192,2608,357
Nigeria1171:1,514,04157,594
England641:870,59545,570
Niger381:505,05313,208
India351:21,916,154310,282
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Congo51:997,81917,129
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Micronesia41:26,561731
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Grenada31:36,1781,426
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Dominica11:75,891912
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Comoros11:749,524685
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

The alternate forms: Célestin (3,197), Celestín (4), Cèlestin (2) & Céléstin (1) are calculated separately.

Celestin (346,952) may also be a first name.

Celestin Last Name Facts

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

Celestin (Arabic: سيلستين, Hindi: सेलेस्टीन, Oriya: େସେଲିନ) occurs more in Rwanda more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Célestin, Celestín, Cèlestin or Céléstin. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Celestin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,685th most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 73,285 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Celestin reside; 51 percent reside in East Africa and 47 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Celestin is also the 3,006th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 346,952 people.

The last name Celestin is most widely held in Rwanda, where it is carried by 32,248 people, or 1 in 352. Without taking into account Rwanda it occurs in 87 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 25 percent are found and Chad, where 14 percent are found.

Celestin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Celestin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Celestin surname expanded 1,655 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Celestin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Celestin last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Celestin last name are 10.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Celestin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $43,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.96% less than the national average, earning $40,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Celestin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Celestin in the Hindi language
सेलेस्टीनselestina-
Celestin in the Oriya language
େସେଲିନeselina57.14
େସେଲିନ୍eselin28.57
ସିେଲିନsielina14.29
Celestin in the Arabic language
سيلستينsylstyn-
سيليستينsylystyn-

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