Zalessky Surname

250,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

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'.

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Zalessky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,0211:141,15916,435
Belarus5131:18,5213,081
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

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.

- harryzalessky

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zalesskyi94145/
Zalesskiy9416/
Zalesky931,135/
Zalesskaya892,005/
Zaleskyi88432/
Zalesski8881/
Zaletsky8867/
Zalissky8811/
Zaleskiy888/
Salessky887/
Zalesska885/
Zalezsky884/
Zaleskyy882/
Zalejsky882/
Zaleskys881/
Zalassky880/
Zalsky869/
Zallesskaya842/
Zaletskyi82358/
Zaleskaya82297/
Zaletskiy82188/
Zalysskyi8230/
Zaletskys826/
Zalesskij825/
Zalezhsky825/
Zhelessky824/
Zaleiskyi824/
Zalesskii823/
Zalesskis823/
Zalezskyi823/
Zalesskaa822/
Zaileusky822/
Zaletskyy821/
Zalisskiy821/
Zaleyskyy821/
Zaleskytė821/
Zaleski8012,455/
Salesky80416/
Zaleska80369/
Zalasky80118/
Zelesky8081/
Zaulsky8052/
Zalisky8038/
Zaleske8028/
Zhalsky8022/
Zaleská8015/
Jalesky8014/
Calesky804/
Zalesqy803/
Zolesky802/
Zalezky802/
Zailsky801/
Zalosky800/
Zalesskaia78652/
Zalisskaya7818/
Zalesskaja785/
Zalezhskyi783/
Zalezskaya782/
Zalleskaya781/
Zhaletskiy781/
Zaleyskaya781/
Zalejski75982/
Zalyskyi75651/
Zaleskis75132/
Zaleuski7581/
Zaselsky7562/
Zahalsky7562/
Zeleskey7543/
Zaleskij7541/
Zaleskie7534/
Zaletski7533/
Zhelesky7520/
Zalejský7519/
Zalejská7516/
Zalejska7513/
Zauleski7512/
Zaleczky7510/
Dzaleski759/
Zaleiski756/
Zaulskyi756/
Zalizsky754/
Zalieski754/
Zalescki754/
Zalisski754/
Zaleyski753/
Saleusky753/
Zaliskyy752/
Zalitsky752/
Zalskaya752/
Zaleskii752/
Zelesski752/
Salezsky752/
Zalezski752/
Zeleskyi752/
Zaliskiy751/
Salesske751/
Zhalskiy751/
Zalleski751/
Zalysska751/
Zhalskyi751/
Callesky750/
Salsky71289/
Zaleskaia71123/
Zalski7188/
Zaleskaja7174/
Zahalskyi7174/
Zaliskaya7133/
Zaulskaya7131/
Zaletskis7121/
Zahylskyi7120/
Zalyzskyi7118/
Zalitskiy7116/
Zalytskyi7116/
Dzialeski7112/
Zolsky7111/
Zaselskyi7111/
Zasylskyi7110/
Zhalskaya717/
Salasskyi716/
Zaletskii715/
Zalska715/
Zayleskie714/
Saloshsky713/
Zaulitsky712/
Zaselskiy712/
Zalizskiy711/
Zalytskiy711/
Zalitskoy711/
Zaleskijs711/
Zheleskyi711/
Zatylskyi711/
Zeleiskyi711/
Zalysskoi711/
Záleská67523/
Selesky67497/
Záleský67497/
Saleski67475/
Solesky67297/
Zeleski67198/
Salasky67139/
Zalaski6780/
Saulsky6772/
Colesky6759/
Jaleski6758/
Zaloski6741/
Scalsky6739/
Salosky6737/
Saleske6735/
Zoleski6727/
Salskyi6727/
Čaleski6721/
Zhelsky6720/
Zalizskaya6720/
Zaliski6720/
Zalezki6717/
Zelasky6716/
Zeleske6715/
Zaulitskiy6713/
Čaleska6711/
Zalyska6711/
Zailski6710/
Salisky6710/
Zalyski678/
Zeleska677/
Zaliska676/
Caleski676/
Zaleskaitė674/
Zoleske673/
Zailska672/
Jhaletskyy672/
Tsalsky672/
Zelisky671/
Caleska671/
Zóleská671/
Zolosky671/
Zalesqi671/
Solssky671/
Zaļeska671/
Zaloske671/
Zalyzky671/
Zhahalskyi671/
Jaleske671/
Sallsky670/
Zolisky670/

Zalessky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zalessky in the Russian language
Залесскийzalesskij-

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