Celestine Surname

21,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,928 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Grenada

Celestine Surname Definition:

CELESTINE: Late Latin Ccelistinus for a time was used as a Latinization of Gaelic Gillespie.

Celestine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria5,9731:29,6572,496
Tanzania5,5611:9,5201,243
United States3,6341:99,74111,084
Chad3,2741:4,152675
Cameroon3,2661:6,359776
France9521:69,7729,707
Trinidad and Tobago7771:1,755297
DR Congo3421:216,02221,248
Grenada1661:654137
Kenya1441:320,69419,794
Seychelles941:983240
England811:687,87739,238
India661:11,622,203212,115
Canada651:566,85547,218
Ivory Coast601:384,52113,351
Dominica601:1,265248
Micronesia561:1,897409
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
Ethiopia361:2,709,6188,935
United States Virgin Islands311:3,560588
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Venezuela171:1,776,71022,419
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Togo91:805,3086,372
Saint Lucia81:22,3481,601
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines41:28,1651,050
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Anguilla11:13,436792
Montserrat11:4,947471
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

The alternate forms: Célestine (7) are calculated separately.

Celestine (331,782) may also be a first name.

Celestine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

CELESTINE: Late Latin Ccelistinus for a time was used as a Latinization of Gaelic Gillespie.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Celestine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Celestine (Arabic: سلستين, Bengali: ছেলেস্টিন, Hindi: सेलस्टिन, Marathi: सेलसतीन, Oriya: େସେଲିନ) is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Célestine. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Celestine? popularity and diffusion

It is the 21,813th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 292,344 people. The surname Celestine occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Celestine reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 24 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Celestine is also the 3,147th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 331,782 people.

The last name Celestine is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 5,973 people, or 1 in 29,657. In Nigeria Celestine is mostly found in: Rivers, where 9 percent are found, Imo, where 8 percent are found and Lagos, where 8 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Celestine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Celestine has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,911 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Celestine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Celestine surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Celestine last name are 15.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.37% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

Celestine Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Celestine in the Bengali language
ছেলেস্টিনchelestina-
Celestine in the Hindi language
सेलस्टिनselastina-
Celestine in the Marathi language
सेलसतीनselasatina-
Celestine in the Oriya language
େସେଲିନeselina80
େଷେଲିନeselina20
Celestine in the Arabic language
سلستينslstyn-

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