Where Does The Last Name Çelebi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Çelebi is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Celebi, Čelebi or Ćelebi. Click here to see other possible spellings of Çelebi.

How Common Is The Last Name Çelebi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 6,890^th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 88,790 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Çelebi are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 113,483^rd most prevalent first name globally, borne by 3,832 people.

The last name is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 81,472 people, or 1 in 955. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 6 percent reside and Diyarbakir Province, where 5 percent reside. Besides Turkey this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 1 percent reside and Germany, where 0 percent reside.