Zalesskaya Surname

206,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,005 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zalesskaya Surname User-submission:

This surname has Polish-Ukrainian origins, that's pointed by the suffix -sky.

The prefix za-, when translated from Polish or Ukrainian, means 'beyond', 'after' or 'behind' something. Les means 'forest'. When combined, the surname means a 'person who lives beyond the forest'.

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Zalesskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,1751:122,65814,598
Belarus7061:13,4582,103
Kazakhstan871:203,24718,833
Kyrgyzstan171:351,33329,728
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Zalesskaya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname has Polish-Ukrainian origins, that's pointed by the suffix -sky.

The prefix za-, when translated from Polish or Ukrainian, means 'beyond', 'after' or 'behind' something. Les means 'forest'. When combined, the surname means a 'person who lives beyond the forest'.

Another version states that the surname means a 'person from Zalesskovo village', a name very common to villages in Ukraine and Russia.

- harryzalessky

Zalesskaya Last Name Facts

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

Zalesskaya (Russian: Залесская) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalesskaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 206,654th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,634,686 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Zalesskaya live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 1,175 people, or 1 in 122,658. In Russia Zalesskaya is most frequent in: Moscow, where 15 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 8 percent are found. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 35 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent are found.

Zalesskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Zalesskaya surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Zalesskaya surname are 9.19% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.96% registered to vote for the party.

Zalesskaya earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $28,417 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zaleskaya95297/
Zalesskaa952/
Zallesskaya952/
Zalesskaia90652/
Zaletskaya90258/
Zalisskaya9018/
Zalesskaja905/
Zalezskaya902/
Zaleuskaya902/
Zalleskaya901/
Zaleyskaya901/
Zalessky891,582/
Zalesska895/
Zalskaya892/
Zhaletskaya8610/
Zhelesskaya861/
Zalesskyi84145/
Zaleskaia84123/
Zaleskaja8474/
Zaliskaya8433/
Zaulskaya8431/
Zalesskiy8416/
Zhalskaya847/
Zeleskaya845/
Saleskaya841/
Zalesky821,135/
Zaleska82369/
Saletskaya8051/
Zaselskaya8038/
Zalizskaya8020/
Zalitskaya8019/
Zheleskaya8018/
Zatylskaya804/
Saledskaya801/
Zalazskaya801/
Selesskaya801/
Zalieskaja801/
Zaleskyi78432/
Zalesski7881/
Zaletsky7867/
Salskaya7822/
Zalejska7813/
Zalissky7811/
Zaleskiy788/
Salessky787/
Zalezsky784/
Zaleskyy782/
Zalejsky782/
Zalysska781/
Zaulitskaya7611/
Shaletskaya765/
Zasellskaya761/
Zalsky759/
Zalska755/
Zaletskyi74358/
Zaletskiy74188/
Zhelskaya7481/
Saulskaya7461/
Shalskaya7443/
Zalysskyi7430/
Seleskaya748/
Zaletskys746/
Zalesskij745/
Zalezhsky745/
Zaleiskyi744/
Zalesskii743/
Zalesskis743/
Zalezskyi743/
Zalescaia742/
Zaileusky742/
Zaletskyy741/
Zalisskiy741/
Chalskaya741/
Zholskaya741/
Zaleyskyy741/
Zaleckaja741/
Zaleskytė741/
Dzhalitskaya731/
Zaleski7112,455/
Salesky71416/
Zaulsky7152/
Zalisky7138/
Zaleske7128/
Zhalsky7122/
Zaleská7115/
Jalesky7114/
Zalyska7111/
Zaliska716/
Calesky714/
Zalesqy713/
Zailska712/
Zolesky712/
Zalezky712/
Zailsky711/
Zaļeska711/
Shaulskaya70626/
Soletskaya7068/
Salitskaya7032/
Selezskaya708/
Zaleskaitė704/
Salazskaya703/
Zalezhskyi703/
Selisskaya702/
Zolitskaya701/
Zhaletskiy701/
Seleiskaya701/
Zalejski67982/
Zalyskyi67651/
Salikaya67173/
Zaleskis67132/
Zaleuski6781/
Solskaya6779/
Zaselsky6762/
Zahalsky6762/
Zeleskey6743/
Zaleskij6741/
Zaleskie6734/
Zaletski6733/
Džaleska6723/
Zalejský6719/
Zalejská6716/
Zauleski6712/
Zaleczky6710/
Shauliskaya679/
Zaleiski676/
Zaulskyi676/
Zalizsky674/
Schaulskaya674/
Zalieski674/
Zalescki674/
Zalisski674/
Zaleyski673/
Saleusky673/
Zaliskyy672/
Zalitsky672/
Shalitskaya672/
Zaleskii672/
Salezsky672/
Zalezski672/
Zaliskiy671/
Saalitskaya671/
Salesske671/
Zhalskiy671/
Zalleski671/
Saylitskaya671/
Zahalszkaja671/
Zaleskys671/
Zahalska671/
Zhalskyi671/
Callesky670/

Zalesskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zalesskaya in the Russian language
Залесскаяzalesskaa-

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