Celestine Surname
Approximately 24,928 people bear this surname
Celestine Surname Definition:
CELESTINE: Late Latin Ccelistinus for a time was used as a Latinization of Gaelic Gillespie.
Celestine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5,973 | 1:29,657 | 2,496 |
| Tanzania | 5,561 | 1:9,520 | 1,243 |
| United States | 3,634 | 1:99,741 | 11,084 |
| Chad | 3,274 | 1:4,152 | 675 |
| Cameroon | 3,266 | 1:6,359 | 776 |
| France | 952 | 1:69,772 | 9,707 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 777 | 1:1,755 | 297 |
| DR Congo | 342 | 1:216,022 | 21,248 |
| Grenada | 166 | 1:654 | 137 |
| Kenya | 144 | 1:320,694 | 19,794 |
| Seychelles | 94 | 1:983 | 240 |
| England | 81 | 1:687,877 | 39,238 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Ivory Coast | 60 | 1:384,521 | 13,351 |
| Dominica | 60 | 1:1,265 | 248 |
| Micronesia | 56 | 1:1,897 | 409 |
| Papua New Guinea | 48 | 1:169,869 | 23,574 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 31 | 1:3,560 | 588 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18 | 1:5,510 | 685 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Barbados | 11 | 1:26,132 | 1,223 |
| Burundi | 9 | 1:1,089,428 | 846 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Saint Lucia | 8 | 1:22,348 | 1,601 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Anguilla | 1 | 1:13,436 | 792 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
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.
Celestine Demographics
Celestine Political Affiliation
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Célestine | 96 | 7 | / |
| Celestaine | 95 | 28 | / |
| Celestione | 95 | 1 | / |
| Celestinie | 95 | 1 | / |
| Celesttine | 95 | 1 | / |
| Celestines | 95 | 1 | / |
| Celedstine | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ccelestine | 95 | 1 | / |
| Celetine | 94 | 1,521 | / |
| Selestine | 89 | 13,657 | / |
| Celestini | 89 | 1,502 | / |
| Celestain | 89 | 123 | / |
| Celestijn | 89 | 40 | / |
| Celestein | 89 | 3 | / |
| Celistine | 89 | 3 | / |
| Cylestine | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cilestine | 89 | 1 | / |
| Celestene | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kelestine | 89 | 1 | / |
| Celestane | 89 | 1 | / |
| Celestyne | 89 | 0 | / |
| Schelestinge | 86 | 1 | / |
| Selesstine | 84 | 1 | / |
| Celestinio | 84 | 1 | / |
| Celetain | 82 | 1 | / |
| Celestechin | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kettlestine | 80 | 0 | / |
| Selestini | 78 | 1,745 | / |
| Sylestine | 78 | 125 | / |
| Selestene | 78 | 10 | / |
| Selistine | 78 | 4 | / |
| Cylistine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Celistane | 78 | 1 | / |
| Selestein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Selestain | 78 | 1 | / |
| Selesthin | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shelstine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cylestene | 78 | 1 | / |
| Celextain | 78 | 1 | / |
| Gilestine | 78 | 0 | / |
| Celistini | 78 | 0 | / |
| Cilistine | 78 | 0 | / |
| Celesteena | 74 | 2 | / |
| Seletene | 71 | 5 | / |
| Celetean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chelestouni | 70 | 21 | / |
| Chelesteany | 70 | 1 | / |
| Sichelstein | 70 | 1 | / |
| Selestean | 67 | 19 | / |
| Selethina | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheletean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selistane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silistine | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selistain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selestena | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silestain | 67 | 0 | / |
Celestine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Celestine in the Bengali language | ||
| ছেলেস্টিন | chelestina | - |
| Celestine in the Hindi language | ||
| सेलस्टिन | selastina | - |
| Celestine in the Marathi language | ||
| सेलसतीन | selasatina | - |
| Celestine in the Oriya language | ||
| େସେଲିନ | eselina | 80 |
| େଷେଲିନ | eselina | 20 |
| Celestine in the Arabic language | ||
| سلستين | slstyn | - |
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