Célia Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
Portugal

Célia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Célia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal1891:55,1233,035
Brazil1621:1,321,44645,095
United States181:20,136,607622,629
France61:11,070,454349,096
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Celia (4,586), Cèlia (2), Çelia (6) & Celìa (1) are calculated separately.

Célia (109,375) may also be a first name.

Célia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Célia is held by more people in Portugal than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Celia, Cèlia, Çelia or Celìa. Click here for further possible spellings of Célia.

How Common Is The Last Name Célia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 749,861st most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Célia reside; 50 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 50 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 9,396th most prevalent first name globally, held by 109,375 people.

Célia is most widespread in Portugal, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 55,123. Besides Portugal this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 42 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Celia934,586/
Cèlia932/
Céglia912/
Céli894/
Çelia876/
Celìa871/
Cilia807,410/
Célio8080/
Célis8070/
Cylia8036/
Cília8030/
Céliz8010/
Kélia804/
Czéli801/
Célas801/
Chelia73578/
Chilia73546/
Scelia7358/
Ceilia738/
Chylia737/
Scilia735/
Cielia734/
Céglio732/
Céglié731/
Tcilia731/
Ceília731/
Cealia731/
Ceelia731/
Celi6718,637/
Cela678,818/
Cila674,142/
Cili672,890/
Chilaia67306/
Tchilia6728/
Chhelia6725/
Cíla6717/
Chiliah6714/
Tchelia679/
Chiglia676/
Cyli674/
Kéla674/
Cyla674/
Chailia673/
Cély672/
Célo672/
Cheliaa671/
Cailiau671/
Kéli671/
Cjli671/

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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 Célia
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