Kolesnev Surname

1,003,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Kolesnev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolesnev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus941:101,07515,367
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Ukraine561:812,90581,323
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Kolesnev Last Name Facts

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

Kolesnev (Russian: Колеснев) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kolesnev.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolesnev? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kolesnev is the 1,003,904th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 28,691,126 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Kolesnev reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 101,075. In Belarus Kolesnev is most frequent in: Mogilev Region, where 45 percent live, Gomel Region, where 36 percent live and Minsk, where 10 percent live. Other than Belarus it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 36 percent live and Ukraine, where 22 percent live.

Kolesnev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kolesnev surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Kolesnev last name are 5.61% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 52.38% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kolesnev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolesnev in the Russian language
Колесневkolesnev-

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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 Kolesnev
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