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 found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Celen, Celén or Celeń. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Çelen? popularity and diffusion

Çelen is the 32,098th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 438,903 people. Çelen occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Çelen are found; 88 percent are found in West Asia and 88 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Çelen is also the 766,399th most widespread given name throughout the world It is held by 145 people.

The last name Çelen is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 16,565 people, or 1 in 4,698. In Turkey Çelen is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 5 percent are found. Barring Turkey Çelen exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

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
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  • 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 Çelen
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