Cognomen Щемелёв (Щемелёв 
) , in the entire world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Щемелёв is characteristic of Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia.
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| Щемелёв | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus |
Scemelev, Schemelev, Shchemelev, Shchemelyov, and Shemelev
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щемелёв, леонид дмитриевич Belarusian painter, BY (b. 1923) |
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| щемелёв, николай фёдорович RU (b. 1920) |
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