Shelvakh Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shelvakh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shelvakh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1321:344,86942,920
Belarus381:250,02829,656
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shelvakh Last Name Facts

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

Shelvakh (Russian: Шельвах) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelvakh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,214,709th most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. The last name Shelvakh is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Shelvakh reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Shelvakh is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 344,869. In Ukraine Shelvakh is mostly concentrated in: Lviv Oblast, where 58 percent are found, Ternopil Oblast, where 32 percent are found and Kiev, where 5 percent are found. Not including Ukraine it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 11 percent are found.

Shelvakh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (63%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shelvak931/
Shchelvakh891/
Shelbakh8821/
Selvak861/
Zelvakh8011/
Salvakh803/
Shelvock75310/
Shelback7553/
Seylbakh756/
Szelvach754/
Seelvach751/
Shelbach750/
Shelvoke750/
Shilvack750/
Solvak7167/
Shellback7117/
Shelbaugh7116/
Selvag7112/
Selvac7112/
Salvak718/
Zehelbakh715/
Zelvak714/
Shellbach714/
Silvak711/
Selvaag67192/
Selvaix6725/
Salvagh678/
Salvack676/
Shelvog672/
Sylvack671/
Shelbakova671/

Shelvakh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shelvakh in the Russian language
Шельвахselvah-

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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 Shelvakh
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