Celys Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Celys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Celys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia1921:248,8235,387
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Celys (187) may also be a first name.

Celys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Celys occurs more in Colombia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Celys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,118,459th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 33,583,161 people. Celys occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Celys live; 99 percent live in South America and 98 percent live in Caribbean South America. It is also the 665,130th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 187 people.

It is most frequently used in Colombia, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 248,823. In Colombia Celys is mostly concentrated in: Capital District, where 44 percent reside, Casanare Department, where 11 percent reside and Norte de Santander Department, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Colombia this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 10 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

Celys Last Name Statistics demography

Celys earn around the same as the average income. In Colombia they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning $23,813,800 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scelys913/
Cheilys831/
Cheleys831/
Celis80108,025/
Celes802,735/
Selys8015/
Kelys8011/
Cilys801/
Celyz801/
Celís801/
Zelys801/
Cheles731,593/
Chelis73339/
Ceslis73130/
Sealys73125/
Celise7360/
Celuis7358/
Celais7347/
Celest7344/
Sceles7336/
Celies7323/
Celajs7317/
Celess739/
Khelys739/
Celesz738/
Kelysh737/
Kelyts737/
Celese736/
Celiss736/
Kielys736/
Celeis735/
Cealis735/
Celois735/
Czelis734/
Cielis734/
Sielys734/
Celesd734/
Selysh733/
Selays733/
Zhelys733/
Celesh732/
Ceales731/
Keilys731/
Celeds731/
Kealys731/
Ceyles731/
Celejs731/
Celihs731/
Ceilis731/
Cesles731/
Cseles731/
Kelysx731/
Ceeles731/
Seelys730/
Ceules730/
Celisse67430/
Cielesz67344/
Shelyst67133/
Chelios67117/
Sceales67114/
Ceilles6792/
Cheales6775/
Scheles6766/
Chelist6757/
Sceeles6756/
Chelest6738/
Tselysh6727/
Cieless6718/
Shellys6716/
Chelets679/
Chelych677/
Cheiles677/
Cheslis676/
Cielesh675/
Schelis675/
Ceilesh674/
Chelese674/
Cheilis674/
Kehelys674/
Chelish673/
Scelise672/
Keulysh672/
Celesse671/
Ceylese671/
Cheluis671/
Scelese671/
Seelyss671/
Tselyos671/
Sealyse671/
Czelesz671/
D'Celis671/
Cilysse671/
Celaids671/
Celiosz671/
Chelais671/
Chelise671/
Chesles671/
Seilysh671/
Celisce671/
Chealis671/
Keullys671/
Shealys670/
Celisch670/

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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 Celys
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