Family name Shelev (Shelev 
, Шелев 
, Щелев 
) , across the world, is a rare last name. The last name Shelev is habitual in Russia, where it is a rare surname, Belarus, where it is a very rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Russia, Belarus, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, Shelev is the forename as well as the last name.