Meleshkin Surname

229,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,763 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Meleshkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meleshkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,5631:92,20911,465
Belarus1401:67,86511,156
Kazakhstan371:477,90535,586
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Meleshkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meleshkin (Georgian: მელეშკინი, Russian: Мелешкин) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meleshkin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 229,706th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,133,605 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Meleshkin reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Meleshkin is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 1,563 people, or 1 in 92,209. In Russia Meleshkin is primarily found in: Mordovia Republic, where 28 percent live, Moscow, where 9 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent live. Besides Russia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 8 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.

Meleshkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States Meleshkin are 10.7% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 57.47% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Meleshkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meleshkin in the Georgian language
მელეშკინიmeleshkini-
Meleshkin in the Russian language
Мелешкинmeleskin-

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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 Meleshkin
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