Mendeleev Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Mendeleev Surname User-submission:

Mendeleev = descendant of a trader or peddler. Examples include Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907) who contributed to chemistry and importantly invented the periodic table.

Mendeleev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia5121:281,49029,167
Belarus461:206,54526,052
Ukraine391:1,167,249102,683
Kazakhstan351:505,21437,000
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Mendeleev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Mendeleev = descendant of a trader or peddler. Examples include Russian scientist Dmitri Mendeleev (1834-1907) who contributed to chemistry and importantly invented the periodic table.

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This is a Yiddish-Russian surname, denoting a descendant of Mendel ('comforter').

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Mendeleev Last Name Facts

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

Mendeleev (Russian: Менделеев) is found most frequently in Russia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendeleev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 500,792nd most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The last name Mendeleev occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Mendeleev live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 512 people, or 1 in 281,490. In Russia Mendeleev is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 21 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Tver Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Not including Russia this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 7 percent reside and Ukraine, where 6 percent reside.

Mendeleev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mendeleev surname is predominantly Orthodox (95%) in Russia and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Mendeleev last name are 2.22% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 44.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Mendeleev earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Mendeleev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mendeleev in the Russian language
Менделеевmendeleev-

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