View the most religious surnames in Ukraine

Where Does The Last Name Shelyag Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Shelyag (Russian: Шеляг) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shelyag? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Shelyag is the 1,380,086^th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 45,833,622 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Shelyag are found; 72 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 72 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 1,566,555. In Russia Shelyag is mostly found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 20 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 18 percent live and Moscow, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Russia Shelyag occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 23 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 13 percent live.

Shelyag Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Shelyag last name is primarily Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Shelyag surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.