Célis Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Célis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Célis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Celis (108,025), Çelis (12), Celís (1) & Čeliš (70) are calculated separately.

Célis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Célis has its highest incidence in Belgium. It can also be rendered as a variant: Celis, Çelis, Celís or Čeliš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Célis? popularity and diffusion

Célis is the 2,273,756th most common last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Célis reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 205,297. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Brussels Capital Region, where 63 percent live, Walloon Region, where 30 percent live and Flemish Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Belgium it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent live and Chile, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Celis93108,025/
Céli894/
Çelis8712/
Celís871/
Célisse833/
Célia80383/
Cilis80247/
Čeliš8070/
Céliz8010/
Cylis803/
Célix802/
Chelis73339/
Chilis7385/
Celuis7358/
Celais7347/
Cailis7324/
Celies7323/
Czylis7310/
Cuilis738/
Celiss736/
Cealis735/
Chéliz735/
Celeis735/
Celois735/
Ciluis734/
Cielis734/
Czelis734/
Chéles732/
Ceilis731/
Celihs731/
Cilois731/
Cílios731/
Cilijs731/
Célice731/
Céglié731/
Coylis730/
Celi6718,637/
Cili672,890/
Caillis67213/
Chelios67117/
Chaylis6758/
Chailis6746/
Chiolis6726/
Chilios6720/
Chijlis6719/
Cleoish675/
Cheilis674/
Chilise674/
Chelish673/
Cély672/
Cheluis671/
Kéli671/
Cjli671/
Chelise671/
Chelais671/
D'Celis671/
Chealis671/
Chiliss670/
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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Célis
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