Seleznev Surname

27,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,706 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Seleznev Surname User-submission:

Seleznev is a patronymic form of Selezen, meaning 'drake'.

Seleznev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia14,7721:9,7571,323
Ukraine3,7761:12,0561,545
Belarus3721:25,5404,363
Kazakhstan2471:71,5898,613
Kyrgyzstan1441:41,4776,282
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Israel251:342,30528,607
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Finland81:687,08836,047
Transnistria81:59,3378,632
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
England31:18,572,686338,250
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

The alternate forms: Selezněv (1) are calculated separately.

Seleznev Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Seleznev is a patronymic form of Selezen, meaning 'drake'.

- Junie

Seleznev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seleznev (Georgian: სელეზნევი, Russian: Селезнев) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Selezněv. Click here for other potential spellings of Seleznev.

How Common Is The Last Name Seleznev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 27,266th most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 369,814 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Seleznev live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 14,772 people, or 1 in 9,757. In Russia Seleznev is primarily found in: Moscow Oblast, where 9 percent reside, Moscow, where 8 percent reside and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 19 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Seleznev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (88%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Seleznev surname are 7.72% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54.49% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Seleznev earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $49,260 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.59% more than the national average, earning $61,403 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Seleznev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seleznev in the Georgian language
სელეზნევიseleznevi-
Seleznev in the Russian language
Селезневseleznev-

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