Shelev Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Shelev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 26 | 1:5,543,194 | 237,148 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Bulgaria | 10 | 1:697,890 | 27,590 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
Shelev Demographics
Shelev Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Shelev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shelev (Hindi: शेलेव, Russian: Шелев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelev? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shelev is the 2,312,869th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Shelev live; 38 percent live in Eastern Europe and 38 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Shelev is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 5,543,194. In Russia it is mostly found in: Ivanovo Oblast, where 27 percent reside, Moscow, where 19 percent reside and Krasnodar Krai, where 12 percent reside. Barring Russia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and Bulgaria, where 15 percent reside.
Shelev Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Shelev last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the political party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelev in the Hindi language | ||
| शेलेव | seleva | - |
| Shelev in the Russian language | ||
| Шелев | selev | - |
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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 Shelev
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