Shelestenko Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Shelestenko Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelestenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2091:217,81229,120
Russia1691:852,79968,843
Kazakhstan231:768,80449,532
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Shelestenko Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shelestenko (Russian: Шелестенко) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shelestenko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelestenko? popularity and diffusion

It is the 711,133rd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Shelestenko reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 217,812. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Mykolaiv Oblast, where 21 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Kiev, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine Shelestenko is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 41 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 6 percent are found.

Shelestenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shelestenko surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Shelestenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelestenko in the Russian language
Шелестенкоselestenko-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shelestenko
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