Zalessky Surname
Approximately 1,582 people bear this surname
Zalessky 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'.
Read More About This SurnameZalessky Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 1,021 | 1:141,159 | 16,435 |
| Belarus | 513 | 1:18,521 | 3,081 |
| Kazakhstan | 18 | 1:982,361 | 58,740 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
Zalessky 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.
- harryzalesskyZalessky Demographics
Zalessky Political Affiliation
in Russia
Russia
Average
Zalessky Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zalessky Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zalessky (Russian: Залесский) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zalessky.
How Common Is The Last Name Zalessky? popularity and diffusion
The surname Zalessky is the 250,640th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,606,540 people. The surname Zalessky is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Zalessky live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Zalessky is most common in Russia, where it is held by 1,021 people, or 1 in 141,159. In Russia Zalessky is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 15 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 32 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 1 percent reside.
Zalessky Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Zalessky last name is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia and Orthodox (81%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Zalessky last name are 1.16% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 47.93% registered with the party.
Zalessky earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.25% more than the national average, earning $72,600 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Zalessky Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zalessky in the Russian language | ||
| Залесский | zalesskij | - |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Zalessky
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis