Célestin Surname
Approximately 3,197 people bear this surname
Célestin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rwanda | 3,101 | 1:3,665 | 908 |
| France | 26 | 1:2,554,720 | 189,486 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Ivory Coast | 11 | 1:2,097,385 | 37,425 |
| Haiti | 11 | 1:971,264 | 11,594 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
The alternate forms: Celestin (99,441), Cèlestin (2), Céléstin (1) & Celestín (4) are calculated separately.
Célestin (25,248) may also be a first name.
Célestin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Célestin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Célestin is carried by more people in Rwanda than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Celestin, Cèlestin, Céléstin or Celestín. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Célestin? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 139,743rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,279,495 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Célestin reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 31,756th most common given name world-wide It is held by 25,248 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Rwanda, where it is held by 3,101 people, or 1 in 3,665. Aside from Rwanda this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celestin | 96 | 99,441 | / |
| Cèlestin | 96 | 2 | / |
| Céléstin | 96 | 1 | / |
| Célestn | 93 | 1 | / |
| Celestín | 92 | 4 | / |
| Cilestin | 88 | 2 | / |
| Celestijn | 82 | 40 | / |
| Celestien | 82 | 4 | / |
| Chelestin | 82 | 2 | / |
| Celeastin | 82 | 1 | / |
| Celetin | 80 | 3 | / |
| Celestn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Celesten | 75 | 56 | / |
| Celistin | 75 | 6 | / |
| Zelestin | 75 | 1 | / |
| Celestinová | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chelistin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keletin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celeten | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kylestyn | 63 | 65 | / |
| Khiletin | 63 | 13 | / |
| Kylesten | 63 | 12 | / |
| Kelestyn | 63 | 7 | / |
| Celestínová | 63 | 2 | / |
| Celisten | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kiletien | 63 | 1 | / |
| Khiletina | 59 | 7 | / |
| Quilistin | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kelitin | 53 | 38 | / |
| Keleten | 53 | 16 | / |
| Kileten | 53 | 4 | / |
| Kilitin | 53 | 2 | / |
| Keliting | 50 | 59 | / |
| Kylystyn | 50 | 1 | / |
| Kislitin | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Célestin
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