Clelia Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Italy

Clelia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Clelia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Clélia (14) are calculated separately.

Clelia (55,143) may also be a first name.

Clelia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clelia (Arabic: كليليا) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also appear as a variant: Clélia. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clelia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Clelia reside; 52 percent reside in South America and 40 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 17,001st most commonly occurring forename in the world. It is borne by 55,143 people.

The last name is most common in Brazil, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 10,703,717. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 40 percent reside, Minas Gerais, where 15 percent reside and Pernambuco, where 15 percent reside. Besides Brazil this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 16 percent reside and Algeria, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clélia9414/
Clela916/
Cleli911/
Clelie83104/
Chlela8325/
Clelio8312/
Clelis834/
Cleila832/
Clelad832/
Cleali831/
Clilia831/
Klelia831/
Clesli831/
Celella77284/
Celleli77154/
Cilella7756/
Cleysla773/
Cellela773/
Cllella771/
Cillela771/
Klelias771/
Clelo7384/
Clila7336/
Kleli7314/
Klela7314/
Clele736/
Clili732/
Clely730/
Clyli730/
Chillela7164/
Chilella7110/
Cliselli7110/
Chelleli7110/
Chilleli717/
Chellela713/
Cleyslla712/
Killelia711/
Coellela711/
Cleislla711/
Celillia711/
Cellella711/
Chelilla711/
Cillella711/
Cellelio711/
Kleyla67160/
Clesle67131/
Chillella6777/
Kleeli6742/
Kleila6736/
Cleale6728/
Klesla6722/
Klelli6721/
Cleyle6714/
Kleili6714/
Chillelli6711/
Clilli675/
Khleli675/
Chellella675/
Klilia674/
Clelho674/
Clélio673/
Dclili672/
Kleyli672/
Clealy672/
Kleela672/
Clelle671/
Gklela671/
Cılelı671/
Chlila671/
Cleslé671/
Klella671/
Klelei671/
Klehli671/
Clecillio671/
Chlelo671/
Klheli671/
Clilay670/

Clelia Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Clelia in the Arabic language
كليلياklylya-

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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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  • 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 Clelia
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