Čelan Surname

472,684th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 709 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Čelan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čelan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2971:14,2382,808
Bosnia and Herzegovina2141:16,5253,070
Slovenia1931:12,8903,081
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Celan (5,509) & Ćelan (5) are calculated separately.

Čelan Last Name Facts

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

Čelan is most common in Croatia. It can also be found in the variant forms: Celan or Ćelan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Čelan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 472,684th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 10,278,626 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čelan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Croatia, where it is borne by 297 people, or 1 in 14,238. In Croatia it is mostly concentrated in: Split-Dalmatia County, where 70 percent reside, City of Zagreb, where 13 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Croatia this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 30 percent reside and Slovenia, where 27 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Celan935,509/
Ćelan935/
Čelant9114/
Zelan80499/
Čelam8059/
Ceylan73147,986/
Chelan733,350/
Zeylan73644/
Celian73487/
Celhan7379/
Celann7359/
Zhelan7352/
Ceilan7345/
Zeelan7326/
Cehlan7324/
Zelahn7320/
Celain7315/
Zeilan7313/
Zielan739/
Zelhan739/
Ceelan738/
Zeulan736/
Dselan736/
Čelonk736/
Cselan734/
Celyan733/
Zelian733/
Tselan732/
Celean731/
Zelain731/
Cielan731/
Cejlan731/
Zealan731/
Zelean730/
Tselane671,753/
Chelane67672/
Cheylan67596/
Cheilan67230/
Chelain67193/
Chelian67122/
Ceillan6755/
Chelyan6725/
Czeland6718/
Cheelan6717/
Chselan673/
Cieland672/
Tselang672/
Chhelan672/
Ceylann672/
Cieslan671/
Zeelaan671/
Zceylan671/
Dzeylan671/
Czelhan671/
Tsehlan671/
Tseulan671/
Tzeilan671/
Tchelan671/
Chealan670/
Zelhahn670/
Celahan670/

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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 Čelan
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