Around the globe, Савелев (Savelyev 
, Saveljev 
, Савелев 
) is a very rare male first name. The forename Савелев is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. Much more frequently, Савелев is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Savelyev | Israel, Lithuania, Estonia, United States, Russia |
| Saveljev | Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Finland |
| Савелев | Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan |