Çelik Surname

831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Çelik Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'Steel'.

Çelik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey637,9021:1224
Northern Cyprus1,1411:2804
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Finland251:219,86818,073
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Czechia121:886,12273,425
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Kosovo71:265,9818,180
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England61:9,286,343223,652
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Albania41:728,51420,844
France41:16,605,680368,153
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Celik (17,621), Čelik (1,050), Celík (7) & Célik (1) are calculated separately.

Çelik (649) may also be a first name.

Çelik Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'Steel'.

- yaseminyaziciy

Çelik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Çelik (Arabic: شيليك) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Celik, Čelik, Celík or Célik. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Çelik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 831st most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 11,396 people. The surname Çelik occurs mostly in Asia, where 87 percent of Çelik reside; 87 percent reside in West Asia and 87 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Çelik is also the 326,130th most widespread given name world-wide, borne by 649 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 637,902 people, or 1 in 122. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 18 percent live, Ankara Province, where 6 percent live and Izmir Province, where 4 percent live. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent live.

Çelik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Çelik has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Çelik surname increased 157 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Çelik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Çelik last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Celik9317,621/
Čelik931,050/
Çellik912,555/
Çeliku91974/
Çelikk911/
Çelk891/
Celík877/
Célik871/
Çelikay83998/
Çelikja8361/
Zelik801,613/
Selik80958/
Çelek80415/
Çeliq806/
Çelık802/
Źelik802/
Şelik801/
Çeliğ801/
Çelak801/
Çelikyay77362/
Zeliak73311/
Selick73208/
Sellik73206/
Selikh73162/
Celiku73117/
Zelikh73115/
Selika7398/
Seliki7392/
Seliak7389/
Čeliku7382/
Zelika7361/
Seliko7347/
Cellik7344/
Çelaku7336/
Zielik7335/
Selike7333/
Zelick7327/
Şellik7326/
Celick7320/
Zeilik7315/
Seliuk7314/
Celika7314/
Seulik7313/
Celiak737/
Zeylik736/
Zeliko736/
Zeliki736/
Saelik736/
Çeliqi736/
Celiki734/
Seleik733/
Sealik733/
Seylik732/
Zeliuk732/
Cealik732/
Zeliku731/
Sewlik731/
Čeliki731/
Zeliek731/
Zelike731/
Šeliuk731/
Celiko731/
Zejlik731/
Çelikkaya714,675/
Saeleik675,049/
Sellick673,117/
Selk671,923/
Zelk67186/
Selicka67181/
Çelhaka67174/
Zelikha67113/
Selikoe67101/
Selikau67101/
Selwiak6769/
Celk6766/
Selická6766/
Selický6751/
Celikay6745/
Selicki6738/
Zellick6738/
Selioki6723/
Sellika6721/
Çelhyka6721/
Zielike6714/
Selicke6710/
Seleiko6710/
Zlik679/
Selikwe679/
Zelwick678/
Seliouk678/
Seelick677/
Selikie677/
Selwick676/
Zelicka676/
Souelik674/
Selicky674/
Zelicki674/
Zelickì674/
Zuelike673/
Sellike673/
Suelika673/
Seilick672/
Scehlik672/
Selicko672/
Celikja672/
Celuiko672/
Selikhe672/
Xelk672/
Zeylikh671/
Zelijko671/
Zeylick671/
Zuelika671/
Zelaikh671/
Se Alik671/
Seleike671/
Selikiy671/
Seelika671/
Sewlick671/
Sellikh671/
Zelikhe671/
Zyelikh671/
Soeliko671/
Suelike671/
Siehlik671/
Saeliak671/
Seliyak671/
Selliki671/
Selickė671/
Selikay671/
Celicka671/
Celikoy671/
Seliukh671/
Sehlika671/
Selawik671/
Zeliock670/
Zuelick670/
Sehlick670/
Cealick670/
Celwick670/
Cellick670/

Çelik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Çelik in the Arabic language
شيليكshylyk-

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