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

The last name Mendeleev (Russian: Менделеев) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mendeleev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mendeleev is the 500,792nd most frequent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 11,092,155 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Mendeleev reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 281,490. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 21 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent live and Tver Oblast, where 7 percent live. Other than Russia this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 7 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Mendeleev Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Mendeleev surname are 2.22% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 44.55% being registered to vote for the 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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