Stelmakh Surname

30,843rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Stelmakh Surname User-submission:

Stelmakh means 'cart-wright' in Ukrainian, a maker of carts or wheels. It is derived from Polish stelmach, via German stellmacher.

Stelmakh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine10,5651:4,309419
Russia4,4181:32,6224,442
Belarus1,8771:5,062659
Kazakhstan2081:85,0129,832
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Kyrgyzstan241:248,86123,238
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Transnistria171:27,9234,766
Abkhazia101:24,2862,078
Turkmenistan91:609,9014,112
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
England21:27,859,030389,889
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Stelmakh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Stelmakh means 'cart-wright' in Ukrainian, a maker of carts or wheels. It is derived from Polish stelmach, via German stellmacher.

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Stelmakh or Stelmach, Stelmac is a German surname, a variant of Schmied, which means 'blacksmith' in German.

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Stelmakh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stelmakh (Georgian: სტელმახ, Russian: Стельмах) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Stelmakh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stelmakh is the 30,843rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 420,759 people. Stelmakh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Stelmakh are found; 89 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 89 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is held by 10,565 people, or 1 in 4,309. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Lviv Oblast, where 18 percent reside, Rivne Oblast, where 11 percent reside and Kiev, where 7 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 26 percent reside and Belarus, where 11 percent reside.

Stelmakh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Stelmakh surname is principally Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Stelmakh surname are 10.27% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 57.04% registered with the party.

The amount Stelmakh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.8% less than the national average, earning $41,833 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Stelmakh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Stelmakh in the Georgian language
სტელმახstelmakh-
Stelmakh in the Russian language
Стельмахstelmah-

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