Zalesski Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Zalesski 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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Zalesski Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland431:883,92467,072
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015

Zalesski 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

Zalesski Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zalesski (Russian: Залесски) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalesski? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,091,648th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Zalesski reside; 64 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 53 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Zalesski is most frequent in Poland, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 883,924. Aside from Poland Zalesski exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.

Zalesski Last Name Statistics demography

Zalesski earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning $46,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalesskyi94145/
Zalesskiy9416/
Zalesskij945/
Zalesskii943/
Zalesskis943/
Zaleski9312,455/
Zalesskaia89652/
Zalessky881,582/
Zalejski88982/
Zaleskyi88432/
Zaleskis88132/
Zaleuski8881/
Zaleskij8841/
Zaleskie8834/
Zaletski8833/
Zauleski8812/
Dzaleski889/
Zaleskiy888/
Zaleiski886/
Zalesska885/
Zalieski884/
Zalescki884/
Zalisski884/
Zaleyski883/
Zaleskii882/
Zelesski882/
Zalezski882/
Zalleski881/
Szaleski881/
Zalski8688/
Zaleki8615/
Zaletskyi82358/
Zaletskiy82188/
Zaleskaia82123/
Zalysskyi8230/
Zaletskis8221/
Dzialeski8212/
Zaletskii825/
Zayleskie824/
Zaleiskyi824/
Zalezskyi823/
Zalesskaa822/
Zalisskiy821/
Zaleskijs821/
Szalleski821/
Zalysskoi821/
Zalesky801,135/
Saleski80475/
Zalecki80389/
Zaleska80369/
Zeleski80198/
Szalski80176/
Zalaski8080/
Jaleski8058/
Zaloski8041/
Zaleske8028/
Zoleski8027/
Čaleski8021/
Zaliski8020/
Zalezki8017/
Zaleská8015/
Zailski8010/
Šaleski809/
Zalyski808/
Caleski806/
Zalekis801/
Zalesqi801/
Zaileki801/
Zalesskaya782,005/
Zalesskaja785/
Zaleskaitė784/
Zalezhskyi783/
Zhaletskiy781/
Zalyskyi75651/
Zaletsky7567/
Zaleschi7564/
Salieski7549/
Jauleski7539/
Džaleski7528/
Chaleski7527/
Zieleski7523/
Zalejský7519/
Shaleski7516/
Zalejská7516/
Čatleski7515/
Zaylskie7514/
Zalejska7513/
Zalissky7511/
Caleskie7511/
Solesski759/
Cajleski759/
Zeleszki758/
Salessky757/
Saleuski757/
Zalesqui756/
Zaulskyi756/
Saleskie755/
Zalezsky754/
Zelescki754/
Zaselski753/
Zaleskyy752/
Zalejsky752/
Zeleskyi752/
Zaliskiy751/
Salesske751/
Czealski751/
Zhalskiy751/
Zaliskii751/
Zalytski751/
Jaileski751/
Zaļeskis751/
Zahalski751/
Zaliskij751/
Zaleckio751/
Zaleczki751/
Zaledzki751/
Zaleskys751/
Szaulski751/
Tsaleski751/
Zalitski751/
Zalysska751/
Zhalskyi751/
Selesski750/
Zalassky750/
Zaliskie750/
Zallesskaya742/
Saleki713,657/
Salski71666/
Zaleskaya71297/
Saletskyi71175/
Zaleka71110/
Zaleskaja7174/
Zahalskyi7174/
Calski7154/
Saletskiy7142/
Zachilski7138/
Zaleke7121/
Zahylskyi7120/
Zalyzskyi7118/
Zalitskiy7116/
Zalytskyi7116/
Zaselskyi7111/
Zasylskyi7110/
Zalsky719/
Szalajski718/
Zaliki717/
Jaleki716/
Zaletskys716/
Salasskyi716/
Zalezhsky715/
Zalska715/
Zhelessky714/
Zaleqi713/
Zalescaia712/
Zolski712/
Zaselskiy712/
Zaileusky712/
Zaletskyy711/
Zalizskiy711/
Zalytskiy711/
Jalski711/
Zaleyskyy711/
Zaleskytė711/
Szaleczki711/
Dzialecki711/
Zheleskyi711/
Zatylskyi711/
Zeleiskyi711/
Záleská67523/
Záleský67497/
Salesky67416/
Seleski67388/
Salecki67314/
Soleski67303/
Saloski67236/
Zelaski67189/
Saliski67145/
Joleski67128/
Zalasky67118/
Salaski67106/
Zelesky6781/
Saleska6771/
Zalekha6768/
Zaleuke6764/
Coleski6755/
Zalicki6752/
Zaulsky6752/
Saulski6744/
Zaleckaitė6743/
Zeliski6742/
Čoleski6742/
Čaloski6741/
Zalisky6738/
Zalecka6737/
Scalski6737/
Saleske6735/
Salskyi6727/
Zhalsky6722/
Zeloski6722/
Zalisskaya6718/
Zalecky6715/
Zeleske6715/
Jalesky6714/
Zaulitskiy6713/
Shalski6713/
Salekhi6711/
Čaleska6711/
Zalyska6711/
Zaleike678/
Zeleska677/
Zaliska676/
Zalekka675/
Sauleki674/
Calesky674/
Šaleska674/
Caliski674/
Zeljski674/
Zoleske673/
Chalski673/
Zalycki673/
Zalesqy673/
Zalezskaya672/
Zailska672/
Zolesky672/
Zalezky672/
Zailskaitė672/
Salekai672/
Zalleskaya671/
Salskii671/
Salskiy671/
Caleska671/
Zóleská671/
Zailsky671/
Zalikis671/
Zaleyskaya671/
Zaļeska671/
Zalechi671/
Zalecká671/
Szolski671/
Calecki671/
Zaloske671/
Zhahalskyi671/
Zhaleke671/
Jaleske671/
Zalosky670/
Zeulski670/
Zolaski670/
Zoloski670/
Zoliski670/

Zalesski Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zalesski in the Russian language
Залесскиzalesski-

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