Keleshev Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Keleshev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keleshev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1891:36,9252,775
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
Kyrgyzstan411:145,67415,845
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Ossetia11:53,4321,287

Keleshev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keleshev (Georgian: კელეშევი, Russian: Келешев) is more commonly found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keleshev? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 885,573rd most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Keleshev live; 62 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 36,925. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Smolyan Province, where 31 percent are found, Blagoevgrad Province, where 19 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Bulgaria this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent are found and Kyrgyzstan, where 13 percent are found.

Keleshev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

Keleshev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keleshev in the Georgian language
კელეშევიkeleshevi-
Keleshev in the Russian language
Келешевkelesev-

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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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