Čelić Surname

212,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,940 people bear this surname

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

Čelić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čelić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina9881:3,579720
Serbia5271:13,5581,616
Croatia1891:22,3744,677
Kosovo1321:14,1051,926
Montenegro671:9,5461,465
Slovenia361:69,1029,774
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ćelić (907), Celić (497), Čelič (53), Celic (621), Celič (35) & Ćelič (4) are calculated separately.

Čelić Last Name Facts

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

The last name Čelić is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Ćelić, Celić, Čelič, Celic, Celič or Ćelič. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čelić? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,324th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 3,756,467 people. Čelić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čelić live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 988 people, or 1 in 3,579. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Čelić is most common in: Republika Srpska, where 82 percent live, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent live and Brčko District, where 5 percent live. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 27 percent live and Croatia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ćelić93907/
Celić93497/
Čelič9353/
Čeulić9112/
Celic87621/
Celič8735/
Ćelič874/
Čolić8010,923/
Čalić801,436/
Čilić80845/
Dzelić733/
Chelić731/

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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 Čelić
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