Shelestev Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Shelestev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelestev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Shelestev Last Name Facts

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

Shelestev (Russian: Шелестев) occurs most in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Shelestev.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelestev? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Shelestev are found; 71 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 71 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Shelestev is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia Shelestev is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 33 percent reside, Bryansk Oblast, where 17 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 17 percent reside. Aside from Russia this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelesteev955/
Shelesteva954/
Shelestov891,979/
Schelestov846/
Shelstov8214/
Selestov826/
Celestev821/
Shelistov7836/
Shelystov7818/
Chelistev781/
Selisteev781/
Selitev751/
Shilitev7110/
Selistov711/
Shiliteva6711/
Shilistov672/
Solosteev671/
Salasteev671/
Schalistov631/
Solostov5930/
Solistov595/

Shelestev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelestev in the Russian language
Шелестевselestev-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Shelestev
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