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Where Does The Last Name Shelest Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shelest (Georgian: შელესტ, Russian: Шелест) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelest? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Shelest is the 31,417^th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 428,881 people. Shelest occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Shelest are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Shelest is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 8,774 people, or 1 in 5,188. In Ukraine Shelest is primarily concentrated in: Kiev Oblast, where 10 percent reside, Kiev, where 10 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Not including Ukraine Shelest is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 35 percent reside and Belarus, where 10 percent reside.

Shelest Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Shelest surname is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shelest last name are 7.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Shelest earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.23% more than the national average, earning $44,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $47,430 CAD per year.