Shelepa Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Shelepa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3261:139,64019,599
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Transnistria241:19,7793,514
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Shelepa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shelepa (Marathi: शेलेपा, Russian: Шелепа) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelepa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shelepa is the 653,013th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. Shelepa is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Shelepa are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Shelepa is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 326 people, or 1 in 139,640. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Zhytomyr Oblast, where 20 percent reside, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Poltava Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine Shelepa is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 19 percent reside and Transnistria, where 5 percent reside.

Shelepa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Shelepa last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shelepa last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shelepa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelepa in the Marathi language
शेलेपाselepa-
Shelepa in the Russian language
Шелепаselepa-

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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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