Shelemba Surname

221,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,843 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shelemba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelemba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,3071:34,8305,060
South Africa2361:229,56723,799
Russia1471:980,42976,068
Zambia1251:126,7999,544
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shelemba Last Name Facts

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

Shelemba (Russian: Шелемба) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelemba? popularity and diffusion

It is the 221,405th most frequent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,954,176 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Shelemba live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 78 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,307 people, or 1 in 34,830. In Ukraine Shelemba is most common in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 84 percent are found, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 4 percent are found and Poltava Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 13 percent are found and Russia, where 8 percent are found.

Shelemba Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Shelemba last name is predominantly Orthodox (93%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shelemba surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Shelemba earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.04% less than the national average, earning R 123,468 per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $48,672 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shelemba Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelemba in the Russian language
Шелембаselemba-

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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 Shelemba
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