Selyakh Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Selyakh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Selyakh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus2241:42,4157,290
Russia841:1,715,751112,504
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293

Selyakh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Selyakh (Russian: Селях) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Selyakh.

How Common Is The Last Name Selyakh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 868,551st most widely held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 23,357,519 people. Selyakh is mostly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Selyakh live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Selyakh is most commonly occurring in Belarus, where it is carried by 224 people, or 1 in 42,415. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Minsk Region, where 47 percent are found, Minsk, where 25 percent are found and Brest Region, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Belarus it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent are found.

Selyakh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Selyakh surname is principally Orthodox (62%) in Russia, Orthodox (92%) in Belarus and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Selyakh last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelyakh9356/
Selyak9222/
Selakh9216/
Zelyakh8610/
Shelakh868/
Selakhe867/
Shelyak862/
Selak833,406/
Selyakhova8230/
Shelakhe8057/
Chelyakh8024/
Selake771,938/
Setlak77864/
Zelyak77296/
Shelak77266/
Seliak7789/
Szelak7757/
Selack7754/
Selach7732/
Selask7715/
Silakh779/
Silyak778/
Seelak777/
Sielak774/
Celakh771/
Sealak771/
Sehlak771/
Selokh771/
Selyakova751,297/
Selakhova754/
Cheylyakh753/
Shelake719,961/
Shelyakova71261/
Shelyag71159/
Shelakhova71115/
Szetlak7187/
Sielach7152/
Shelach7146/
Sheliak7144/
Setlack7118/
Schelak7114/
Seelack7111/
Chelyak7110/
Shilyak7110/
Sheelak715/
Shelagh714/
Shelokh714/
Sieslak714/
Seelaak714/
Shylyak712/
Silakhe712/
Sheilak712/
Zelaikh711/
Sjelake711/
Shetlak711/
Sheylak711/
Selakke711/
Seleach711/
Seleukh711/
Selhake711/
Silyaks711/
Seilake711/
Szelach711/
Selahij711/
Seelach711/
Seeleak711/
Selaugh710/
Selaske710/
Shelack710/
Silak673,036/
Selaj67427/
Celak67345/
Sylak67177/
Seelache67141/
Sieslack6791/
Selag6764/
Selakova6757/
Selok6738/
Shelhake6734/
Selac6728/
Chislyak6720/
Schelach6718/
Sailakhe6710/
Shelaske679/
Selaq678/
Sheliach677/
Sheilagh675/
Shellack674/
Schelack674/
Schelyakova673/
Cheslyak671/
Shselake671/
Shielack671/
Sheladke671/
Shelajke671/
Shellake671/
Selax671/
Sehlauch671/
Shealake671/
Sshelake671/
Shitlyak671/
Seilhake671/
Çelak671/
Shellagh670/
Sehlaich670/

Selyakh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Selyakh in the Russian language
Селяхselah-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Selyakh
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