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.

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Čelić 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 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 most in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It may occur as: Ćelić, Celić, Čelič, Celic, Celič or Ćelič. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čelić? popularity and diffusion

The surname Čelić is the 212,324th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,756,467 people. Čelić occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čelić are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 93 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Čelić is most commonly used in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 988 people, or 1 in 3,579. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Čelić is most numerous in: Republika Srpska, where 82 percent reside, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent reside and Brčko District, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 27 percent reside and Croatia, where 10 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
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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