Čelec Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Čelec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Čelec 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
Croatia401:105,71516,512
Slovenia61:414,61218,975

The alternate forms: Celec (674) & Ćelec (4) are calculated separately.

Čelec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čelec occurs in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Celec or Ćelec. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Čelec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čelec are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 105,715. In Croatia Čelec is mostly concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 50 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 30 percent reside and Požega-Slavonia County, where 15 percent reside. Other than Croatia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 13 percent reside.

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
Celec93674/
Ćelec934/
Čeleš80179/
Čeles8024/
Cielec73248/
Zeleck7321/
Celecz7310/
Chelech6783/
Czelecz6738/
Zieleck6717/
Czelech674/
Cieleck672/
Cheleck671/
Cielech671/
Trzelec671/
Celesci671/
Zeileck671/
Zelesch671/
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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 Čelec
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