Céu Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Portugal
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Céu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Céu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Portugal2931:35,5572,167
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
São Tomé and Príncipe71:25,3461,305
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ceu (3,235), Cèu (1) & Ceú (2) are calculated separately.

Céu (2,086) may also be a first name.

Céu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Céu is found most in Portugal. It can also appear as a variant: Ceu, Cèu or Ceú. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Céu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Céu is the 814,680th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Céu are found; 86 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 86 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 164,860th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 2,086 people.

The last name Céu is most widespread in Portugal, where it is held by 293 people, or 1 in 35,557. Beside Portugal this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 10 percent live and São Tomé and Príncipe, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ceu893,235/
Cèu891/
Chéu8647/
Céus8611/
8065/
Ceú782/
Chéhu751/
Scéau751/
Ciu67780/
Cju6736/
Ceé6725/
Cyu6712/
Cée678/
Céa675/
Zéu674/
Céo672/
Kéu671/

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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 Céu
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