Celsius Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Celsius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celsius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224

Celsius (451) may also be a first name.

Celsius Last Name Facts

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

Celsius occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Celsius? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,909,720th most widespread family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 69 percent of Celsius live; 69 percent live in Oceania Islands and 69 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Celsius is also the 402,848th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 451 people.

The last name Celsius is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 263,023. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Milne Bay, where 74 percent reside, Western, where 23 percent reside and Bougainville, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelsius931/
Celsus9237/
Selsius8675/
Clesius8621/
Chelsiu865/
Chelsoiu8058/
Chelseus801/
Selsus7710/
Celcus773/
Celsos771/
Schelzius759/
Klesius71160/
Silsius711/
Clerzius6716/
Klessius671/
Cilcus6213/
Siljus621/
Siljéus574/
Klessyus531/
Tselchous504/
Szelchaus501/

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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 Celsius
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