Meleschenya Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Meleschenya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meleschenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus1411:67,38311,107
Russia161:9,007,691311,782

Meleschenya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meleschenya (Russian: Мелещеня) is most common in Belarus. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meleschenya? popularity and diffusion

The surname Meleschenya is the 1,391,595th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname Meleschenya is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Meleschenya are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Belarus, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 67,383. In Belarus Meleschenya is primarily concentrated in: Gomel Region, where 65 percent live, Minsk, where 18 percent live and Minsk Region, where 10 percent live. Apart from Belarus this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 10 percent live.

Meleschenya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (94%) in Belarus.

Phonetically Similar Names

Meleschenya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meleschenya in the Russian language
Мелещеняmelesena-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meleschenya
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