Çelepi Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Çelepi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 291 | 1:267,428 | 18,159 |
| Albania | 7 | 1:416,294 | 17,617 |
The alternate forms: Celepi (8), Ćelepi (2) & Čelepi (1) are calculated separately.
Çelepi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çelepi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Çelepi is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Celepi, Ćelepi or Čelepi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Çelepi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 897,852nd most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Çelepi live; 77 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass.
It is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 291 people, or 1 in 267,428. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 84 percent live, Siirt Province, where 8 percent live and Van Province, where 6 percent live. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Albania, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celepi | 94 | 8 | / |
| Ćelepi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Čelepi | 94 | 1 | / |
| Çelepije | 86 | 2 | / |
| Selepi | 83 | 11 | / |
| Tzelepi | 77 | 794 | / |
| Tselepi | 77 | 666 | / |
| Selepyi | 77 | 138 | / |
| Selepei | 77 | 47 | / |
| Xhelepi | 77 | 22 | / |
| Selepiy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Selepij | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dzelepi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Celepio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shelepi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tselepis | 71 | 1,704 | / |
| Tsielepi | 71 | 76 | / |
| Chelepis | 71 | 45 | / |
| Tchelepi | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tšelepis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Selepe | 67 | 27,859 | / |
| Selepa | 67 | 232 | / |
| Tsielepis | 67 | 121 | / |
| Šelepa | 67 | 65 | / |
| Salepi | 67 | 58 | / |
| Selapi | 67 | 19 | / |
| Selipi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Zelepe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Celipi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celepe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celepa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Silepi | 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
- 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 Çelepi
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