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

Čelec is found most frequently in Croatia. It may also occur as a variant: Celec or Ćelec. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čelec? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čelec live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Čelec is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 105,715. In Croatia it is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 50 percent live, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 30 percent live and Požega-Slavonia County, where 15 percent live. Beside Croatia it exists in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 13 percent live.

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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