Çelen Surname

32,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,604 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Çelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Çelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey16,5651:4,698680
Northern Cyprus241:13,2923,416
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

The alternate forms: Celen (1,521), Celén (27) & Celeń (2) are calculated separately.

Çelen (145) may also be a first name.

Çelen Last Name Facts

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

Çelen is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Celen, Celén or Celeń. Click here for further possible spellings of Çelen.

How Common Is The Last Name Çelen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,098th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 438,903 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Çelen live; 88 percent live in West Asia and 88 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 766,399th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 145 people.

The last name Çelen is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 16,565 people, or 1 in 4,698. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Ankara Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Celen931,521/
Celén8727/
Celeń872/
Çeleğen83359/
Selen805,731/
Zelen801,121/
Çelem80848/
Çilen8087/
Çelin8052/
Selent732,051/
Ceelen731,775/
Seelen731,544/
Zeelen73623/
Seleng73488/
Çilenk73467/
Cielen73393/
Çelgin73331/
Chelen73294/
Zielen73139/
Seleen73124/
Seulen73124/
Seilen7389/
Celeng7388/
Shelen7384/
Sielen7369/
Tselen7364/
Celien7363/
Celent7357/
Czelen7350/
Šeleng7346/
Zeilen7338/
Sehlen7334/
Şeylen7332/
Setlen7330/
Zelien7329/
Celeen7321/
Zeleen7314/
Ceylen7313/
Zealen7312/
Zehlen739/
Zhelen736/
Selend736/
Celemn733/
Cehlen733/
Seslen733/
Seloen732/
Selien732/
Sealen731/
Seluen731/
Selaen731/
Tzelen731/
Szelen731/
Cheleng67819/
Tseleng67562/
Sheleng67420/
Shellen67120/
Gyselen6797/
Schelen6785/
Seelent6750/
Sheelen6749/
Seelend6732/
Cheleen6731/
Chetlen6724/
Cheelen6713/
Seillen679/
Szelenc678/
Seilent677/
Cielien677/
Sheleen675/
Tselenk674/
Tchelen674/
Selendt673/
Chelenk672/
Czelenk672/
Settlen672/
Sellene672/
Sheulen671/
Celemnt671/
Sealeng671/
Sesleng671/
Seslend671/
Szehlen671/
Sehlend671/
Sshelen671/
Šelienė671/
Seylene671/
Ceileen671/
Shetlen671/
Shelien671/
Sheloen671/
Sielehn670/
Sheilen670/
Sealenk670/
Cheslen670/
Seallen670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Çelen
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