Ćeleš Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Ćeleš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ćeleš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Čeleš (179), Celes (2,735) & Čeles (24) are calculated separately.

Ćeleš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ćeleš occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Čeleš, Celes or Čeles. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ćeleš? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most widespread surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Ćeleš occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ćeleš reside; 80 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Slovenia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 829,225. In Slovenia Ćeleš is most prevalent in: Central Slovenia, where 33 percent are found, Drava, where 33 percent are found and Southeast Slovenia, where 33 percent are found. Not including Slovenia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 20 percent are found and Slovakia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čeleš93179/
Celes872,735/
Čeles8724/
Ćelec804/
Ćaleš801/
Ćelešova7710/
Cele67104,010/
Zele674,919/
Çele67194/
Ćela6719/
Čele671/

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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 Ćeleš
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