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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 found in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Shelest click here.

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

It is the 31,417^th most common last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 428,881 people. Shelest is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Shelest reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 8,774 people, or 1 in 5,188. In Ukraine Shelest is most prevalent in: Kiev Oblast, where 10 percent reside, Kiev, where 10 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 35 percent reside and Belarus, where 10 percent reside.

Shelest Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Shelest last name is primarily 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% being registered to vote for the political 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.