Shchelev Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Shchelev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 160 | 1:900,769 | 71,600 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
Shchelev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shchelev Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shchelev is found most frequently in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shchelev? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shchelev is the 1,272,314th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name Shchelev is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Shchelev are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 900,769. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Belgorod Oblast, where 53 percent are found, Perm Krai, where 11 percent are found and Vladimir Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Russia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Ukraine, where 11 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shchelev
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