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Where Does The Last Name Celestine Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Celestine (Arabic: سلستين, Bengali: ছেলেস্টিন, Hindi: सेलस्टिन, Marathi: सेलसतीन, Oriya: େସେଲିନ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Célestine. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Celestine? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 21,813^th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 292,344 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Celestine live; 46 percent live in West Africa and 24 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,147^th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 331,782 people.

The surname Celestine is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is carried by 5,973 people, or 1 in 29,657. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 9 percent reside, Imo, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Celestine Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Celestine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Celestine surname increased 4,911 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Celestine Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Celestine surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Celestine surname are 15.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.37% registered with the political party.

The amount Celestine earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 21.29% less than the national average, earning $33,964 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% more than the national average, earning $49,748 CAD per year.