Celu Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Celu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
India111:69,733,217610,955
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Celu (108) may also be a first name.

Celu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Celu (Hindi: चेलू) is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Celu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Celu is the 1,504,764th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. Celu occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Celu are found; 81 percent are found in Southern Africa and 81 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 904,892nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide It is held by 108 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 479,449. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Eastern Cape, where 75 percent reside, Gauteng, where 15 percent reside and Western Cape, where 6 percent reside. Outside of South Africa Celu occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent reside and Indonesia, where 5 percent reside.

Celu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Celu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.3% less than the national average, earning R 89,592 per year and in Colombia they earn 33.84% more than the national average, earning $30,384,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chelu893,161/
Gcelu891,805/
Celus89297/
Celau8929/
Cetlu895/
Celud895/
Cielu893/
Celut893/
Celuh891/
Czelu891/
Celou891/
Celiu891/
Scelu891/
Celui891/
Celuz891/
Celuch801,172/
Celius80965/
Tchelu80342/
Celeus80254/
Chelus80133/
Cheelu8070/
Celuis8058/
Cheluş8054/
Cheleu8044/
Chetlu8041/
Cheluș8040/
Chelou8033/
Celoud8027/
Chelut8015/
Cheliu806/
Celaus803/
Celush802/
Chelau802/
Chelui802/
Celaut801/
Chelyu801/
Celupp801/
Ceylau801/
Celaud801/
Chelup801/
Cielux801/
Gelu751,376/
Kelu751,067/
Selu751,052/
Jelu75645/
Zelu75284/
Qelu7576/
Cilu7535/
Xelu751/
Celó751/
Cylu751/
Cieluch731,784/
Chelius731,035/
Chelouh73144/
Cheleux73112/
Tchelou7393/
Cheylus7373/
Celouch7322/
Ceahlau739/
Cheliuz737/
Scheliu736/
Cetlaus735/
Chettlu733/
Tcheleu733/
Cheleus732/
Cheliuh732/
Cehlius732/
Ceilius731/
Cheslau731/
Chelaus731/
Cheluis731/
Chelgou731/
Czeluch731/
Chelaut731/
Chelhud731/
Cheilou731/
Cheylou731/
Chelous731/
Cheluch731/
Selau672,730/
Keelu671,476/
Cilus671,309/
Gelus67776/
Geluz67642/
Seulu67596/
Gelau67572/
Shelu67558/
Chilu67419/
Kelau67249/
Cailu67245/
Jelau67220/
Seleu67205/
Kelou67181/
Khelu67175/
Seelu67158/
Selui67153/
Jeliu67146/
Seliu67114/
Selou67110/
Selus67103/
Zelus6785/
Jelus6780/
Selhu6776/
Kelui6775/
Zelou6768/
Keleu6767/
Jeluš6765/
Keliu6764/
Cilut6752/
Celho6751/
Qhelu6748/
Cîlțu6744/
Seluy6738/
Jelut6731/
Cileu6727/
Quelu6726/
Gelut6724/
Ciliu6723/
Kelhu6722/
Keluy6720/
Zeleu6718/
Sealu6717/
Jeelu6716/
Sielu6715/
Jhelu6714/
Zelau6714/
Selup6714/
Selut6714/
Cylou6711/
Cilhu6710/
Gelou6710/
Jeilu6710/
Selyu679/
Seluh679/
Seilu679/
Jeylu679/
Tcheilou679/
Ceilloux678/
Keluh677/
Jeluu677/
Keilu677/
Zeliu677/
Zealu677/
Geliu677/
Cuilu677/
Zelui676/
Jeluz676/
Selud676/
Jelui676/
Gelui675/
Kealu675/
Dzelu675/
Seluj674/
Kielu674/
Gelud674/
Setlu673/
Schetluz673/
Jelou673/
Zcealous673/
Chelyush673/
Keluu672/
Seluu672/
Kelgu672/
Sselu672/
Căluș672/
Geluy672/
Geleu672/
Tselu672/
Chelouch672/
Cilau672/
Jealu671/
Jetlu671/
Coylu671/
Gelhu671/
Gielu671/
Zelud671/
Zelut671/
Zeluz671/
Sehlu671/
Zielu671/
Jeleu671/
Jeluś671/
Keluś671/
Keluş671/
Zeylu671/
Scheuleu671/
Tchehlui671/
Chélu671/
Cilou671/
Cleou671/
Ckylu671/
Xhelu671/
Seslu671/
Cjlus671/
Jelup671/
Kejlu671/

Celu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Celu in the Hindi language
चेलूcelu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Celu
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