Shkelev Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Shkelev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shkelev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Shkelev Last Name Facts

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

Shkelev (Russian: Шкелев) occurs most in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shkelev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,185,341st most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Shkelev occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Shkelev reside; 77 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 77 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Russia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 3,603,076. In Russia Shkelev is mostly concentrated in: Tula Oblast, where 23 percent reside, Kemerovo Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Moscow, where 13 percent reside. Beside Russia it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 28 percent reside and Belarus, where 9 percent reside.

Shkelev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Shkelev last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 36.36% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shkeleva9381/
Shkilev86443/
Shkylev8695/
Shkalev8662/
Schelev8610/
Shkelov861/
Shkileva80279/
Shchelev80180/
Shkyleva80152/
Shkelyov8098/
Shkileev8015/
Shkaliev801/
Skalev7720/
Skilev776/
Skolev771/
Shkhaliev7511/
Shchehlev759/
Shkilyaev751/
Shkhalaev751/
Shkalov71224/
Shkolov7185/
Schelew7141/
Shkilov7115/
Skyleva7110/
Skileva717/
Shkylov715/
Skeliov714/
Shchehelev713/
Skileev711/
Skalaev711/
Schelef711/
Scoelev711/
Skolaev711/
Skaliev711/
Škeleva711/
Skaleev711/
Skilevs711/
Szkilev711/
Shkilyov67545/
Scheleff6720/
Shchilev6712/
Shchelep674/
Shkilova672/
Skilyaev671/

Shkelev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shkelev in the Russian language
Шкелевskelev-

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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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  • 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 Shkelev
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