Shelegon Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Shelegon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelegon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Shelegon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shelegon (Russian: Шелегон) is found in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelegon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shelegon is the 5,391,485th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Shelegon occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Shelegon reside; 31 percent reside in North Asia and 31 percent reside in Slavic North Asia.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 20,589,008. In Russia it is most numerous in: Zabaykalsky Krai, where 57 percent reside, Moscow, where 29 percent reside and Mari El Republic, where 14 percent reside. Not including Russia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Armenia, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Shelegon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (78%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selegon938/
Chelegon888/
Celegon80150/
Seligon8023/
Salegon8020/
Selegan805/
Selagon803/
Shologon7574/
Shalagon7532/
Sheligan7531/
Selegane754/
Chelegão752/
Selegang751/
Shalogon751/
Shalegan750/
Shelligan711/
Chelegant711/
Scholegan710/
Soligon67590/
Sologon67206/
Salagon67132/
Cilegon6754/
Silagon6746/
Selagan6740/
Salegan6725/
Selegum6718/
Saligon672/
Zeligon672/
Solagon672/
Solegan672/
Seligan672/
Silegom671/

Shelegon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelegon in the Russian language
Шелегонselegon-

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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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  • 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 Shelegon
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