Zalesskikh Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Zalesskikh 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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Zalesskikh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1181:1,221,38288,976
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813

Zalesskikh 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

Zalesskikh Last Name Facts

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

Zalesskikh (Russian: Залесских) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalesskikh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Zalesskikh are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Zalesskikh is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 118 people, or 1 in 1,221,382. In Russia Zalesskikh is mostly found in: Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 47 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Murmansk Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Russia Zalesskikh exists in one country. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Zalesskikh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Zalesskikh surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Zalesskikh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zalesskikh in the Russian language
Залесскихzalesskih-

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