Čekeliš Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Čekeliš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Čekeliš Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia191:376,05017,192
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Slovenia71:355,38217,336

The alternate forms: Čekelis (1) & Cekelis (13) are calculated separately.

Čekeliš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čekeliš occurs more in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Čekelis or Cekelis. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čekeliš? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,274,477th most frequently held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname Čekeliš is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čekeliš are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Serbia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 376,050. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: West Bačka District, where 95 percent are found and South Banat District, where 5 percent are found. Barring Serbia Čekeliš is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 28 percent are found and Slovenia, where 19 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Čekelis951/
Cekelis9013/
Zekeli77591/
Çekeli7745/
Cekeli772/
Čekele771/
Tsekeli71433/
Chekeli711/
Zekelei711/
Tchekeli6748/
Tshekeli6719/
Ts'ekeli674/
Tsegkeli672/
Tsekeuli672/
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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 Čekeliš
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