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

The last name Meleschenko (Russian: Мелещенко) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

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

The surname is the 717,442^nd most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 17,905,518 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 57 percent of Meleschenko live; 42 percent live in Eastern Europe and 42 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 717,030. In Russia it is most frequent in: Altai Krai, where 15 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent reside and Amur Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 26 percent reside and Belarus, where 15 percent reside.

Meleschenko Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Meleschenko surname are 11.8% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 58.57% registered with the party.