Čeleš Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Čeleš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Čeleš 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
Bosnia and Herzegovina1231:28,7514,562
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Croatia51:845,72148,179

The alternate forms: Čeles (24), Ćeleš (5) & Celes (2,735) are calculated separately.

Čeleš Last Name Facts

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

Čeleš has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may also be found as: Čeles, Ćeleš or Celes. For other possible spellings of Čeleš click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čeleš? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,276,805th most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The surname Čeleš is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Čeleš are found; 82 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 82 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Čeleš is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 28,751. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most prevalent in: Republika Srpska, where 85 percent live and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 15 percent live. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 18 percent live and Slovenia, where 6 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
Čeles9324/
Ćeleš935/
Čele891/
Celes872,735/
Čeliš8070/
Čelec8046/
Četle8020/
Čeley801/
Čelešová7723/
Cele67104,010/
Zele674,919/
Çele67194/
Čeli6742/
Čela672/
Čeleová671/
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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 Čeleš
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