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

Celestine (Arabic: سلستين, Bengali: ছেলেস্টিন, Hindi: सेलस्टिन, Marathi: सेलसतीन, Oriya: େସେଲିନ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Célestine. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 21,813^th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 292,344 people. The surname 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 3,147^th most commonly used forename worldwide, held by 331,782 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 5,973 people, or 1 in 29,657. In Nigeria Celestine is most frequent in: Rivers, where 9 percent reside, Imo, where 8 percent reside and Lagos, where 8 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it exists 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 incidence of Celestine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Celestine last name increased 4,911 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Celestine Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Celestine are 15.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 68.37% being 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.