Celis Surname
Approximately 108,025 people bear this surname
Celis Surname Definition:
Found in Santander and Asturias. Name of village near Santander. Derived from latin "coelestis" meaning celestial, incomparable.
"Celio" comes from the latin "coelius" that is derived from an Etruscan word "celi" meaning September.
Read More About This SurnameCelis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 27,899 | 1:1,712 | 337 |
| Mexico | 22,195 | 1:5,593 | 700 |
| Philippines | 13,903 | 1:7,282 | 657 |
| Peru | 10,060 | 1:3,159 | 514 |
| Venezuela | 9,975 | 1:3,028 | 465 |
| Chile | 7,776 | 1:2,265 | 402 |
| United States | 4,097 | 1:88,469 | 9,969 |
| Argentina | 2,994 | 1:14,276 | 1,284 |
| Belgium | 2,756 | 1:4,171 | 459 |
| Spain | 1,796 | 1:26,031 | 2,711 |
| Brazil | 1,027 | 1:208,446 | 8,025 |
| Guatemala | 977 | 1:16,461 | 1,449 |
| Ecuador | 319 | 1:49,862 | 4,722 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Bolivia | 314 | 1:33,810 | 2,184 |
| El Salvador | 300 | 1:21,146 | 948 |
| Dominican Republic | 200 | 1:52,165 | 2,646 |
| Nicaragua | 183 | 1:32,902 | 1,183 |
| Canada | 158 | 1:233,200 | 22,307 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 114 | 1:479 | 83 |
| Panama | 106 | 1:36,908 | 2,005 |
| France | 94 | 1:706,625 | 89,060 |
| Uruguay | 54 | 1:63,551 | 6,804 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| England | 42 | 1:1,326,620 | 59,571 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Honduras | 27 | 1:326,535 | 2,797 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Saint Lucia | 19 | 1:9,410 | 1,001 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Curaçao | 4 | 1:39,312 | 638 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
The alternate forms: Célis (70), Çelis (12), Celís (1) & Čeliš (70) are calculated separately.
Celis (3,995) may also be a first name.
Celis Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Found in Santander and Asturias. Name of village near Santander. Derived from latin "coelestis" meaning celestial, incomparable.
"Celio" comes from the latin "coelius" that is derived from an Etruscan word "celi" meaning September.
This could be from a Mayan word "celiz" that became Celis. Although it looks authentically Spanish this could be an indigenous name.
Castilian name from mountains of Santander. Tradition claims descent from the line of the Roman Celerinos.
Celis Demographics
Average Celis Salary in
United States
$40,907 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Celis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Celis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Celis occurs most in Colombia. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Célis, Çelis, Celís or Čeliš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Celis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,251st most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 67,462 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Celis live; 56 percent live in South America and 35 percent live in Caribbean South America. Celis is also the 110,502nd most widely held first name at a global level, held by 3,995 people.
It is most common in Colombia, where it is borne by 27,899 people, or 1 in 1,712. In Colombia it is most numerous in: Capital District, where 25 percent reside, Santander Department, where 19 percent reside and Norte de Santander Department, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Colombia Celis occurs in 77 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 21 percent reside and The Philippines, where 13 percent reside.
Celis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Celis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 19,510 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Celis Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Celis last name are 6.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 59.97% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Celis earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.9% less than the national average, earning 249,526 kr per year; in Peru they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,792 per year; in Colombia they earn 2.66% more than the national average, earning $23,305,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,907 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.89% more than the national average, earning $56,584 CAD per year.
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