Shelyaev Surname
Approximately 114 people bear this surname
Shelyaev Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 111 | 1:1,298,406 | 92,821 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
Shelyaev Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shelyaev Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shelyaev (Russian: Шеляев) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shelyaev? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,710,039th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. The last name Shelyaev occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Shelyaev are found; 78 percent are found in North Asia and 78 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.
This surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 111 people, or 1 in 1,298,406. In Russia it is primarily found in: Novosibirsk Oblast, where 75 percent live, Moscow, where 5 percent live and Autonomous Republic of Crimea, where 3 percent live. Excluding Russia it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live and Kyrgyzstan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shelyaev Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shelyaev in the Russian language | ||
| Шеляев | selaev | - |
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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 Shelyaev
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