Celev Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Celev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey251:3,112,85787,657
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Čelev (18) are calculated separately.

Celev (26) may also be a first name.

Celev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Celev occurs most in Turkey. It may appear as a variant: Čelev. For other potential spellings of Celev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Celev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Celev is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Celev is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Celev are found; 86 percent are found in West Asia and 86 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Celev is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 26 people.

It is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 3,112,857. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Bursa Province, where 84 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 12 percent are found and Manisa Province, where 4 percent are found. Other than Turkey this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 7 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čelev9318/
Chelev9119/
Celeva912/
Celeev911/
Celevs911/
Cheleva8313/
Schelev8310/
Cheleev836/
Chehlev836/
Sceleva835/
Cheslev831/
Cieleva831/
Celep809,521/
Gelev80583/
Jelev80312/
Zelev80193/
Celeb8099/
Cilev8086/
Selev8017/
Kelev8014/
Želev808/
Celiv802/
Šelev802/
Celew801/
Shchelev77180/
Scheleva7715/
Chehleva776/
Chehleev774/
Zhelev737,673/
Chelef731,109/
Chilev73190/
Zeleva73167/
Seleva73156/
Seleev73108/
Shelev7368/
Chelew7368/
Tselev7363/
Zeleev7344/
Cileva7336/
Seelev7335/
Keleev7334/
Seliev7323/
Keleva7321/
Šeleva7321/
Khelev7312/
Seylev7310/
Geleev739/
Keslev739/
Čeleva739/
Keliev737/
Kelevh737/
Cheleb736/
Celova734/
Kielev734/
Celebs733/
Celesb733/
Kehlev733/
Zeliev732/
Chelyv731/
Cheliv731/
Ciliev731/
Dželev731/
Selevf731/
Zselev731/
Gelevs731/
Celepe731/
Seilev731/
Celefe731/
Shchehlev719/
Cheheleva712/
Zheleva678,024/
Chileva67220/
Chelepe67125/
Tseleva67123/
Chelova6789/
Sheleva6772/
Schelew6741/
Seeleva6738/
Chileev6734/
Sheleev6727/
Cehlova6726/
Tseleev6725/
Seyleva6724/
Dzhelev6724/
Cealova6713/
Zheleev6713/
Chaylev6712/
Zseleva6711/
Seyleev6710/
Seyliev679/
Chelipe678/
Chyleev678/
Sheylev676/
Selgeev675/
Kheleva675/
Tchilev675/
Tseliev674/
Sheliev674/
Kehleva674/
Shchehelev673/
Zehelev673/
Shielev672/
Sceliov672/
Sheelev672/
Kehelev672/
Schelepova671/
Kheliev671/
Ketleev671/
Chelivs671/
Gyselev671/
Zeyliev671/
Schelef671/
Scielew671/
Cheleaf671/
Zheliev671/
Tchelew671/
Cielova671/
Celaipe671/
Getlhev671/
Scelepe671/
Sealeav671/
Sehleev671/
Seileva671/
Selheev671/
Chyslev671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Celev
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