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Where Does The Last Name Kelesh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kelesh (Hindi: किलेश, Marathi: केलेश, Oriya: େକେଲଶ, Russian: Келеш) is most common in Russia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelesh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 492,802^nd most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 10,860,724 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kelesh reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 54 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,024,927^th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 87 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 623,909. In Russia Kelesh is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 20 percent live, Krasnodar Krai, where 17 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 12 percent live. Excluding Russia this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 29 percent live and Ukraine, where 19 percent live.

Kelesh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kelesh last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kelesh surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 61.9% being registered to vote for the party.