Celms Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Celms Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celms Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2871:7,1431,018
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England41:13,929,515290,718
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Celms Last Name Facts

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

The last name Celms has its highest incidence in Latvia. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Celms? popularity and diffusion

It is the 721,185th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Celms reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Celms is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 287 people, or 1 in 7,143. In Latvia Celms is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 63 percent are found, Semigallia, where 18 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Latvia it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Celms Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Celms has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Celms last name grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Celms Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Celms last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Celms earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.08% less than the national average, earning $35,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $54,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelms9115/
Zelms80165/
Clems80118/
Gelms8075/
Selms8024/
Kelms806/
Jelms801/
Tselms7353/
Quelms739/
Hjelms734/
Clem's731/
Kellms730/
Shelms730/
Clemms730/
Hjelmås67100/
Hjelmsø6758/
Klms675/
Xlms671/
Zlms671/
Qlms671/

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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
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  • 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 Celms
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