Shelekh Surname
Approximately 341 people bear this surname
Shelekh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 144 | 1:316,130 | 39,949 |
| Belarus | 102 | 1:93,148 | 14,431 |
| Russia | 91 | 1:1,583,770 | 106,512 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Shelekh Demographics
Shelekh Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Shelekh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelekh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shelekh (Hindi: शैलेख, Russian: Шелех) is most common in Ukraine. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelekh? popularity and diffusion
It is the 816,514th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 21,371,102 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Shelekh live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
Shelekh is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 316,130. In Ukraine Shelekh is primarily concentrated in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 53 percent live, Kiev, where 11 percent live and Donetsk Oblast, where 9 percent live. Not including Ukraine this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 30 percent live and Russia, where 27 percent live.
Shelekh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
In The United States those holding the Shelekh surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelekh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelekh in the Hindi language | ||
| शैलेख | sailekha | - |
| Shelekh in the Russian language | ||
| Шелех | seleh | - |
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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 Shelekh
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