Celić Surname

618,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Celić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia3761:11,2462,096
Serbia791:90,4427,493
Bosnia and Herzegovina201:176,82010,618
Montenegro101:63,9563,729
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990

The alternate forms: Čelić (1,940), Ćelić (907), Celic (621), Celič (35), Čelič (53) & Ćelič (4) are calculated separately.

Celić Last Name Facts

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

Celić is more frequently found in Croatia than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Čelić, Ćelić, Celic, Celič, Čelič or Ćelič. For other possible spellings of Celić click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Celić? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 618,896th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 14,663,070 people. The last name Celić is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Celić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widely held in Croatia, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 11,246. In Croatia it is mostly found in: Šibenik-Knin County, where 32 percent are found, Istria County, where 19 percent are found and Zagreb County, where 11 percent are found. Apart from Croatia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 16 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čelić931,940/
Ćelić93907/
Celic93621/
Celič9335/
Chelić911/
Čelič8753/
Ćelič874/
Celiz8015,041/
Zelić803,207/
Gelić80593/
Kelić80516/
Selić80432/
Cilić8071/
Šelić8042/
Želić802/
Cealic73154/
Celich7398/
Cheliz7390/
Dželić7365/
Djelić7361/
Čeulić7312/
Celici737/
Celaiz735/
Dzelić733/
Jelaić732/
Cielic731/
Chelich6764/
Chelici6719/
Celitci6717/
Cielici6712/
Celaids671/
Celesci671/
Cselitz671/
Ceelich670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Celić
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