Çeli Surname
Approximately 245 people bear this surname
Çeli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 160 | 1:18,213 | 3,157 |
| Turkey | 72 | 1:1,080,853 | 47,659 |
| Kosovo | 11 | 1:169,261 | 6,833 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Celi (18,637), Čeli (42), Céli (4) & Celí (2) are calculated separately.
Çeli Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Çeli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Çeli is found in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Celi, Čeli, Céli or Celí. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Çeli? popularity and diffusion
Çeli is the 1,028,911th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 29,745,085 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Çeli are found; 76 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 70 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The surname Çeli is most prevalent in Albania, where it is carried by 160 people, or 1 in 18,213. In Albania Çeli is most frequent in: Tirana County, where 29 percent live, Kukës County, where 29 percent live and Gjirokastër County, where 26 percent live. Aside from Albania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 29 percent live and Kosovo, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celi | 92 | 18,637 | / |
| Čeli | 92 | 42 | / |
| Çetli | 89 | 190 | / |
| Çelis | 89 | 12 | / |
| Çelai | 89 | 10 | / |
| Çelia | 89 | 6 | / |
| Çelio | 89 | 1 | / |
| Çeliğ | 89 | 1 | / |
| Céli | 83 | 4 | / |
| Celí | 83 | 2 | / |
| Seli | 75 | 5,345 | / |
| Zeli | 75 | 2,076 | / |
| Çili | 75 | 1,030 | / |
| Çele | 75 | 194 | / |
| Çoli | 75 | 142 | / |
| Xeli | 75 | 27 | / |
| Çetilli | 73 | 11 | / |
| Celis | 67 | 108,025 | / |
| Saeli | 67 | 45,371 | / |
| Celiz | 67 | 15,041 | / |
| Çayli | 67 | 7,114 | / |
| Cheli | 67 | 5,019 | / |
| Seliy | 67 | 4,836 | / |
| Sehli | 67 | 4,612 | / |
| Celia | 67 | 4,586 | / |
| Celio | 67 | 4,264 | / |
| Selis | 67 | 3,784 | / |
| Çelaj | 67 | 2,964 | / |
| Sesli | 67 | 2,912 | / |
| Sheli | 67 | 2,398 | / |
| Selai | 67 | 2,262 | / |
| Seuli | 67 | 2,215 | / |
| Zelei | 67 | 2,079 | / |
| Seeli | 67 | 1,348 | / |
| Çeler | 67 | 1,313 | / |
| Selia | 67 | 1,278 | / |
| Celie | 67 | 937 | / |
| Selei | 67 | 861 | / |
| Seloi | 67 | 731 | / |
| Zeuli | 67 | 662 | / |
| Selhi | 67 | 636 | / |
| Çilgi | 67 | 622 | / |
| Çiğli | 67 | 511 | / |
| Sieli | 67 | 482 | / |
| Szeli | 67 | 464 | / |
| Çitli | 67 | 400 | / |
| Tseli | 67 | 385 | / |
| Zelie | 67 | 299 | / |
| Selio | 67 | 295 | / |
| Selih | 67 | 290 | / |
| Selie | 67 | 290 | / |
| Xheli | 67 | 289 | / |
| Selit | 67 | 272 | / |
| Seliz | 67 | 267 | / |
| Zseli | 67 | 231 | / |
| Selip | 67 | 176 | / |
| Tzeli | 67 | 157 | / |
| Selui | 67 | 153 | / |
| Šelih | 67 | 150 | / |
| Zieli | 67 | 139 | / |
| Zeali | 67 | 136 | / |
| Seyli | 67 | 134 | / |
| Selgi | 67 | 126 | / |
| Celii | 67 | 120 | / |
| Seali | 67 | 116 | / |
| Celiy | 67 | 89 | / |
| Čeliš | 67 | 70 | / |
| Zheli | 67 | 69 | / |
| Seili | 67 | 67 | / |
| Selij | 67 | 67 | / |
| Cieli | 67 | 60 | / |
| Sceli | 67 | 59 | / |
| Çaliğ | 67 | 56 | / |
| Selid | 67 | 49 | / |
| Zelai | 67 | 49 | / |
| Zelih | 67 | 44 | / |
| Zeyli | 67 | 40 | / |
| Cesli | 67 | 32 | / |
| Ceyli | 67 | 32 | / |
| Celij | 67 | 30 | / |
| Dzeli | 67 | 24 | / |
| Soeli | 67 | 22 | / |
| Şehli | 67 | 22 | / |
| Celip | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cetli | 67 | 19 | / |
| Çelet | 67 | 19 | / |
| Celih | 67 | 14 | / |
| Setli | 67 | 14 | / |
| Jseli | 67 | 13 | / |
| Celgi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Celid | 67 | 11 | / |
| Šelei | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ceali | 67 | 9 | / |
| Zeeli | 67 | 9 | / |
| Çeloj | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ceeli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Åseli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Celai | 67 | 7 | / |
| Zelui | 67 | 6 | / |
| Celoi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sejli | 67 | 6 | / |
| Celit | 67 | 5 | / |
| Šejli | 67 | 4 | / |
| Zeloi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Çaili | 67 | 3 | / |
| Şeyli | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Celhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ceuli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Celei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Šeliš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seliš | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zehli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Zeliy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zeili | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zel'i | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Celui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Çilis | 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 Çeli
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