Celja Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Celja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Čelja (2), Ćelja (2) & Çelja (1) are calculated separately.

Celja Last Name Facts

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

Celja is found most in Sweden. It may occur as: Čelja, Ćelja or Çelja. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Celja? popularity and diffusion

Celja is the 3,882,373rd most frequently held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Celja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Celja are found; 35 percent are found in Northern Europe and 35 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Celja is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,094,084. In Sweden Celja is primarily concentrated in: Skåne County, where 100 percent live. Aside from Sweden this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Kosovo, where 19 percent live.

Celja Last Name Statistics demography

Celja earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čelja932/
Ćelja932/
Çelja931/
Celija91107/
Celjaj9114/
Celjas911/
Clja891/
Cheljah8316/
Cheljad835/
Celsa80467/
Celea80432/
Selja8097/
Cleja8076/
Celjo8061/
Kelja8049/
Cilja8028/
Šelja8022/
Celza805/
Celca804/
Jelja803/
Gelja803/
Celía802/
Celji801/
Scelza731,243/
Chelea73848/
Scelsa73248/
Seldja73125/
Chelza73110/
Celsia7379/
Keljać7359/
Chelsa7355/
Shelja7342/
Zeljaś7335/
Zelija7333/
Celjer7315/
Xhelja7315/
Seljas7314/
Celjeh7312/
Zeljas7312/
Dželja7311/
Selija7310/
Cilija7310/
Qelija738/
Çelija737/
Jelija734/
Gelija734/
Cielsa733/
Zeldja733/
Celjio732/
Celiha732/
Cealea731/
Celsha731/
Djelja731/
Keljač731/
Zeljaj731/
Zeljaz731/
Ćeljaj731/
Čeljaj731/
Žgelja731/
Scelea731/
Seljay731/
Czilja731/
Cheljo731/
Chelsau67183/
Chelsea67155/
Celleza67134/
Seslija6778/
Djeljaj6763/
Seljaas6759/
Selujja6723/
Cellesa6716/
Ciellza677/
Zelijas675/
Gelijau675/
Zelijaś674/
Chelyha674/
Cheliha673/
Chelcha673/
Celagio672/
Geljiah672/
Shelçja672/
Celayia671/
Chelsaa671/
Chelsas671/
Zeljaić671/
Sheilja671/
Shelija671/
Selijas671/
Gelijah671/
Zelejha671/
Zeljasz671/
Šeslija671/
Slja671/
Schelje671/
Selljah671/
Selujya671/
Szelija671/
Celaiyo671/
Celchay671/
Cesljić671/
Chelías671/
Cheliji671/
Xlja671/
Cealeaa671/
Chealea670/
Schilja670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Celja
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