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

The surname Shelest (Georgian: შელესტ, Russian: Шелест) occurs most in Ukraine. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shelest click here.

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

The last name Shelest is the 31,417^th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 428,881 people. The surname Shelest occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Shelest live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 8,774 people, or 1 in 5,188. In Ukraine Shelest is primarily found in: Kiev Oblast, where 10 percent are found, Kiev, where 10 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 35 percent are found and Belarus, where 10 percent are found.

Shelest Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Shelest surname are 7.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 54% being registered with 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.