Meleshev Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Meleshev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meleshev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1341:1,075,54581,217
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Meleshev Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meleshev (Russian: Мелешев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Meleshev.

How Common Is The Last Name Meleshev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,422,956th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Meleshev are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Meleshev is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 1,075,545. In Russia Meleshev is most prevalent in: Kurgan Oblast, where 40 percent live, Komi Republic, where 22 percent live and Novgorod Oblast, where 11 percent live. Beside Russia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Meleshev Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Meleshev surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Meleshev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meleshev in the Russian language
Мелешевmelesev-

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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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  • 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 Meleshev
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