Cel Surname

164,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Poland

Cel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,4831:83,6993,445
Poland5101:74,52711,634
Turkey1671:465,99727,107
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Taiwan471:498,8243,776
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Romania381:528,36539,789
Cambodia331:469,3074,109
France271:2,460,101186,232
Italy191:3,218,773100,309
India171:45,121,493474,784
England161:3,482,379114,324
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Macau11:601,6301,582
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

The alternate forms: Cél (1) are calculated separately.

Cel (1,414) may also be a first name.

Cel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cel is carried by more people in Mexico than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Cél. For other potential spellings of Cel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 164,285th most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,759,389 people. Cel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Cel reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Hispano-North America. It is also the 207,699th most frequently used given name throughout the world, borne by 1,414 people.

This surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 1,483 people, or 1 in 83,699. In Mexico Cel is mostly found in: Yucatán, where 50 percent reside, Quintana Roo, where 32 percent reside and Campeche, where 14 percent reside. Aside from Mexico this surname occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 19 percent reside and Turkey, where 6 percent reside.

Cel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cel are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the political party.

Cel earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.67% less than the national average, earning $34,228 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cél891/
Chel868,429/
Cell862,917/
Cael862,347/
Coel86461/
Celt86159/
Ciel86116/
Czel8670/
Celp8634/
Ceel867/
Celd863/
Dcel862/
Ceul861/
Xcel861/
Cehl861/
Ckel861/
Celì861/
Qcel861/
Ccel861/
Csel861/
Hcel861/
Scel860/
Cl80251/
Chell753,271/
Chelh751,401/
Schel75852/
Cuell75549/
Cheel75413/
Scell75224/
Chehl7546/
Coell7541/
Czell7534/
Tchel7526/
Cselő7525/
Cziel7520/
Scelp7517/
Chelt7514/
Sceel7510/
Cehel757/
Ciell755/
Chelp754/
Caell753/
Xcell753/
Cheld753/
Jchel753/
Sciel752/
Kcell752/
Cssel751/
Chesl751/
Cegli751/
Ckiel751/
Kqcel751/
Kccel751/
Schell6738,688/
Scheel6718,843/
Sel6714,300/
Kel677,980/
Schiel675,720/
Gel675,068/
Cil671,953/
Zel671,549/
Schehl67916/
Schoel67852/
Cyl67761/
Schael67617/
Scl67554/
Jel67439/
Žel67182/
Šel6775/
Cíl6770/
Schelt6756/
Xel6752/
Schuel6746/
Cöl6741/
Chl6734/
Clp6734/
Qel6727/
Shchel6720/
Cheeld6718/
Ccl6716/
Jæchel6712/
Tchell6712/
Csellő6712/
Clt6712/
Dcl6711/
Tcl678/
Gcl677/
Zcl677/
Shcell676/
Kcl676/
Cld676/
Cll676/
Ckl675/
Clh675/
Cql675/
Celova674/
Qcl673/
Stchel671/
Cziell671/
Chegli671/
Zcheel671/
Sciell670/
Cheltt670/
Scehel670/
Cehell670/
Tschel670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cel
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