Çelaj Surname
Approximately 2,964 people bear this surname
Çelaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2,651 | 1:1,099 | 133 |
| Kosovo | 308 | 1:6,045 | 1,028 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
The alternate forms: Celaj (736) & Čelaj (1) are calculated separately.
Çelaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çelaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
Çelaj is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Celaj or Čelaj. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Çelaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 149,064th most frequent surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,458,686 people. Çelaj occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Çelaj are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in Albania, where it is borne by 2,651 people, or 1 in 1,099. In Albania it is most frequent in: Fier County, where 23 percent live, Shkodër County, where 18 percent live and Vlorë County, where 18 percent live. Without taking into account Albania this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Kosovo, where 10 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celaj | 93 | 736 | / |
| Čelaj | 93 | 1 | / |
| Çelahj | 91 | 1 | / |
| Çela | 89 | 13,886 | / |
| Selaj | 80 | 427 | / |
| Çalaj | 80 | 196 | / |
| Zelaj | 80 | 157 | / |
| Çilaj | 80 | 110 | / |
| Šelaj | 80 | 18 | / |
| Çelai | 80 | 10 | / |
| Çelas | 80 | 10 | / |
| Çeloj | 80 | 9 | / |
| Çelia | 80 | 6 | / |
| Çelax | 80 | 3 | / |
| Çolaj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Xhelaj | 73 | 1,034 | / |
| Celaje | 73 | 420 | / |
| Selaja | 73 | 69 | / |
| Çallaj | 73 | 49 | / |
| Celaji | 73 | 45 | / |
| Selaji | 73 | 22 | / |
| Selaje | 73 | 20 | / |
| Celajs | 73 | 17 | / |
| Czelaj | 73 | 16 | / |
| Çelija | 73 | 7 | / |
| Celaja | 73 | 6 | / |
| Zelaja | 73 | 3 | / |
| Seliaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Xelaju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Shelaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Chelaj | 73 | 2 | / |
| Xelajú | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelajo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhelaj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zelaji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Celauj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sela | 67 | 23,489 | / |
| Zela | 67 | 9,563 | / |
| Cela | 67 | 8,818 | / |
| Çala | 67 | 2,239 | / |
| Çeli | 67 | 245 | / |
| Xela | 67 | 222 | / |
| Çele | 67 | 194 | / |
| Šela | 67 | 125 | / |
| Šelj | 67 | 59 | / |
| Selj | 67 | 33 | / |
| Çollhaj | 67 | 33 | / |
| Shelaja | 67 | 30 | / |
| Çola | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ćela | 67 | 19 | / |
| Selajes | 67 | 16 | / |
| Celajis | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zelj | 67 | 10 | / |
| Selajah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zelahja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chelaji | 67 | 4 | / |
| Seilaja | 67 | 3 | / |
| Čela | 67 | 2 | / |
| Selajis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Xelj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chelaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selajau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selhadj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shelaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selhaaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sealaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seelaji | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seylaja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xheliaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeulhaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Selahij | 67 | 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 Çelaj
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