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 Male Celis Height
170.88 cm
Average Female Celis Height
163.37 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Celis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Celis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Celis occurs more in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Célis, Çelis, Celís or Čeliš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Celis? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,251st most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 67,462 people. Celis 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 widespread forename globally, held by 3,995 people.
It is most numerous in Colombia, where it is held by 27,899 people, or 1 in 1,712. In Colombia it is primarily concentrated in: Capital District, where 25 percent are found, Santander Department, where 19 percent are found and Norte de Santander Department, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Colombia this last name is found in 77 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 21 percent are found and The Philippines, where 13 percent are found.
Celis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Celis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Celis surname grew 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 US average, with 59.97% being registered with the 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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