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
Average Male Celestine Height
177.37 cm
Average Female Celestine Height
162.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Celestine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Celestine Come From? nationality or country of origin
Celestine (Arabic: سلستين, Bengali: ছেলেস্টিন, Hindi: सेलस्टिन, Marathi: सेलसतीन, Oriya: େସେଲିନ) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Célestine. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Celestine? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 21,813th most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 292,344 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Celestine reside; 46 percent reside in West Africa and 24 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,147th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 331,782 people.
This last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,973 people, or 1 in 29,657. In Nigeria Celestine is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 9 percent reside, Imo, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 71 countries. It is also common 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 last name expanded 4,911 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Celestine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Celestine last name is principally 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.37% being registered to vote for 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.
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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