Shelegov Surname

735,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Shelegov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelegov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2721:529,86448,223
Belarus1021:93,14814,431
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shelegov Last Name Facts

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

Shelegov (Russian: Шелегов) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelegov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 735,823rd most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,543,374 people. The surname Shelegov is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Shelegov reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 529,864. In Russia Shelegov is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 24 percent reside, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Krasnoyarsk Krai, where 7 percent reside. Other than Russia it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 26 percent reside and Transnistria, where 2 percent reside.

Shelegov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Shelegov surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States Shelegov are 26.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 73.68% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shelegov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelegov in the Russian language
Шелеговselegov-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shelegov
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