Čeljo Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

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

Čeljo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Čeljo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina2451:14,4342,763
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Celjo (61) are calculated separately.

Čeljo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Čeljo is carried by more people in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Celjo. For other possible spellings of Čeljo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Čeljo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Čeljo is the 998,609th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Čeljo are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 245 people, or 1 in 14,434. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 93 percent are found and Brčko District, where 7 percent are found. Not including Bosnia and Herzegovina Čeljo exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 4 percent are found and Serbia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Celjo9361/
Čelo893/
Željo8037/
Zeljo8034/
Seljo809/
Čelja802/
Čelji801/
Celjio732/
Seljou732/
Seiljo731/
Zeljeo731/
Cheljo731/
Dzeljo731/
Selo674,922/
Celo672,725/
Zelo671,119/
Xelo67642/
Çelo67410/
Šelo6748/
Čeli6742/
Čilo6712/
Seljouy672/
Čela672/
Ćelo672/
Seljouh671/
Čele671/

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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 Čeljo
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