Shelekh Surname

816,514th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shelekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1441:316,13039,949
Belarus1021:93,14814,431
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Armenia31:976,72713,552
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Shelekh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shelekh (Hindi: शैलेख, Russian: Шелех) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelekh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 816,514th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 21,371,102 people. The last name Shelekh is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Shelekh live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 316,130. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Zaporizhia Oblast, where 53 percent reside, Kiev, where 11 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 30 percent reside and Russia, where 27 percent reside.

Shelekh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Shelekh last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Selekh92303/
Shelek92135/
Shelykh86162/
Sheleke8692/
Shelikh8661/
Sholekh8622/
Shellek864/
Shalekh862/
Sheleik862/
Schelek861/
Shelech861/
Sheleek861/
Seleukh861/
Shelegh861/
Sahlekh861/
Chelekh861/
Selek838,358/
Shelekhova822,622/
Shalhekh80159/
Scheleck8013/
Schelech8011/
Schielek808/
Schelesk802/
Sheleigh801/
Shelheke801/
Shaleekh801/
Sheleske801/
Seleke7712,713/
Sheleg773,326/
Saelek771,359/
Shalek77663/
Salekh77617/
Selikh77162/
Selykh77155/
Seleck77152/
Selech7779/
Seylek7755/
Solekh7733/
Shilek7721/
Seelek7721/
Sholek7717/
Selegh7713/
Selesk7713/
Sealek7713/
Shelyk7713/
Shelik778/
Szelek774/
Seleik773/
Shelej772/
Selejh771/
Sehlek771/
Seulek771/
Selekhova75246/
Sheeleigh7522/
Scheleske7516/
Scheileke7510/
Shelekova758/
Schelecht753/
Scheleich752/
Schieleck751/
Saeleik715,049/
Shelikhova71809/
Shelykhova71226/
Schalek71216/
Shalegh71175/
Szelech71127/
Chelech7183/
Cheslek7183/
Shileke7132/
Shelike7125/
Sholikh7125/
Shillek7123/
Shalikh7116/
Seeleke7116/
Schelik7111/
Saleekh718/
Chelikh717/
Selecke715/
Seileck714/
Setlech714/
Cheilek714/
Shellik714/
Shaleek714/
Scheleg714/
Shalykh714/
Chelykh713/
Shelleg712/
Shelich712/
Sallekh712/
Sheylik712/
Sahalek711/
Saliekh711/
Schilek711/
Shileks711/
Shehlik711/
Seleach711/
Seleike711/
Seleskp711/
Shailek711/
Shahlek711/
Sahlegh711/
Sheilex711/
Shilikh711/
Cheleck711/
Sheligh711/
Cheylek711/
Sseleke711/
Seeleak711/
Shelhyk711/
Sieleck710/
Shaleck710/
Seleigh710/
Setleck710/
Shehhleijh710/
Scholek710/
Sehleck710/
Salek6721,370/
Shelkova672,475/
Solek671,021/
Selik67958/
Silek67938/
Çelek67415/
Seleg67313/
Schelich67226/
Celek67217/
Selec67193/
Shalleck6756/
Selyk6756/
Schallek6743/
Schaleck6739/
Selex6728/
Šelek6723/
Scholeck6721/
Shchelik6721/
Seelecke6711/
Selekova679/
Selej679/
Schollek675/
Shetlick674/
Shileche673/
Sieleche673/
Shaleagh672/
Chesleck672/
Sylek672/
Shellick671/
Schelikhova671/
Scheligh671/
Shelajke671/
Shellich671/
Sehielik671/
Shaileke671/
Sheaslex671/
Sheilich671/
Schelechova671/
Schislek671/
Shailech671/
Sehleick670/
Schelect670/
Seilleck670/
Shellieg670/
Seeleich670/

Shelekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelekh in the Hindi language
शैलेखsailekha-
Shelekh in the Russian language
Шелехseleh-

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Footnotes

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