Zalesskiy Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Zalesskiy 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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Zalesskiy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Zalesskiy 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

Zalesskiy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zalesskiy occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalesskiy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Zalesskiy live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 50 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 20,589,008. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Republic of Tatarstan, where 29 percent live, Kaliningrad Oblast, where 14 percent live and Krasnodar Krai, where 14 percent live. Beside Russia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Belarus, where 13 percent live.

Zalesskiy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Zalesskiy last name is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalessky941,582/
Zalesski9481/
Zaleskiy948/
Zaletskiy89188/
Zalesskyi89145/
Zalesskij895/
Zalesskii893/
Zalesskis893/
Zalisskiy891/
Zaleski8812,455/
Zalesky881,135/
Zalesskaya842,005/
Zalesskaia84652/
Zhaletskiy841/
Zalejski82982/
Zaleskyi82432/
Zaleskis82132/
Zaleuski8281/
Zaletsky8267/
Zaleskij8241/
Zaleskie8234/
Zaletski8233/
Zauleski8212/
Zalissky8211/
Dzaleski829/
Salessky827/
Zaleiski826/
Zalesska825/
Zalezsky824/
Zalieski824/
Zalescki824/
Zalisski824/
Zaleyski823/
Zaleskyy822/
Zaleskii822/
Zelesski822/
Zalejsky822/
Zalezski822/
Zaliskiy821/
Zhalskiy821/
Zalleski821/
Szaleski821/
Zalassky820/
Zalski8088/
Zaleki8015/
Zalsky809/
Zallesskaya802/
Zaletskyi78358/
Zaleskaya78297/
Zaleskaia78123/
Saletskiy7842/
Zalysskyi7830/
Zaletskis7821/
Zalitskiy7816/
Dzialeski7812/
Zaletskys786/
Zalezhsky785/
Zaletskii785/
Zhelessky784/
Zayleskie784/
Zaleiskyi784/
Zalezskyi783/
Zalesskaa782/
Zaselskiy782/
Zaileusky782/
Zaletskyy781/
Zalizskiy781/
Zalytskiy781/
Zaleyskyy781/
Zaleskijs781/
Zaleskytė781/
Szalleski781/
Zalysskoi781/
Saleski75475/
Salesky75416/
Zalecki75389/
Zaleska75369/
Zeleski75198/
Szalski75176/
Zalasky75118/
Zelesky7581/
Zalaski7580/
Jaleski7558/
Zaulsky7552/
Zaloski7541/
Zalisky7538/
Zaleske7528/
Zoleski7527/
Zhalsky7522/
Čaleski7521/
Zaliski7520/
Zalezki7517/
Zalecky7515/
Zaleská7515/
Jalesky7514/
Zailski7510/
Šaleski759/
Zalyski758/
Caleski756/
Calesky754/
Zalesqy753/
Zolesky752/
Zalezky752/
Salskiy751/
Zailsky751/
Zalekis751/
Zalesqi751/
Zaileki751/
Zalosky750/
Zalisskaya7418/
Zaulitskiy7413/
Zalesskaja745/
Zaleskaitė744/
Zalezhskyi743/
Zalezskaya742/
Zalleskaya741/
Zaleyskaya741/
Zalyskyi71651/
Zaleschi7164/
Zaselsky7162/
Zahalsky7162/
Salieski7149/
Zeleskey7143/
Jauleski7139/
Džaleski7128/
Chaleski7127/
Zieleski7123/
Saletsky7121/
Zhelesky7120/
Zalejský7119/
Shaleski7116/
Zalejská7116/
Čatleski7115/
Zaylskie7114/
Zalejska7113/
Caleskie7111/
Zaleczky7110/
Solesski719/
Cajleski719/
Zeleszki718/
Saleuski717/
Zalesqui716/
Zaulskyi716/
Saleskie715/
Zalizsky714/
Zelescki714/
Szgalsky713/
Zaselski713/
Saleusky713/
Zaliskyy712/
Zalitsky712/
Zalskaya712/
Salezsky712/
Zeleskyi712/
Shalskiy711/
Salesske711/
Czealski711/
Zaliskii711/
Zalytski711/
Jaileski711/
Zaļeskis711/
Zahalski711/
Zaliskij711/
Zaleckio711/
Zaleczki711/
Zaledzki711/
Zaleskys711/
Zalickiy711/
Szaulski711/
Tsaleski711/
Zalitski711/
Zalysska711/
Zhalskyi711/
Selesski710/
Callesky710/
Zaliskie710/
Saleki673,657/
Salski67666/
Saleky67567/
Salsky67289/
Saletskyi67175/
Schalesky67132/
Zaleka67110/
Zaleskaja6774/
Zahalskyi6774/
Soletskiy6758/
Calski6754/
Salitskiy6741/
Zachilski6738/
Zaliskaya6733/
Zaulskaya6731/
Shaulskiy6722/
Zaleke6721/
Zahylskyi6720/
Zalyzskyi6718/
Zalytskyi6716/
Zolsky6711/
Zaselskyi6711/
Zasylskyi6710/
Szalajski678/
Zhalskaya677/
Zaliki677/
Jaleki676/
Salasskyi676/
Chaletsky675/
Zaleckytė675/
Zalska675/
Zaleqi673/
Saloshsky673/
Zaulitsky672/
Zalescaia672/
Zolski672/
Shaletsky671/
Saleskaya671/
Zalitskoy671/
Selezskiy671/
Jalski671/
Szaleczki671/
Szaleczky671/
Dzialecki671/
Zheleskyi671/
Zatylskyi671/
Zeleiskyi671/

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