Melekhov

Melekhov (Мелехов), feminine: Melekhova is a Russian-language surname. The Ukrainian-language equivalent is Melekhiv, Belarusan: Melekhau/Melekhaw. It is a patronymic surname derived from the diminutive form Мелёха/Мелеха (Melyokha/Melekha) of the given name Yemelyan or Meletiy/Meletius.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aleksandr Melekhov (born 2002), Russian footballer
 * Ivan Melekhov (1905–1994) Soviet forestry scientist
 * Vyacheslav Melekhov (1945–2012), Soviet and Russian film and stage actor
 * Yanina Melekhova, Belarusian and Russian film and stage actress
 * Melekhov family, from the novel And Quiet Flows the Don novel by Mikhail Sholokhov
 * Gregor Melekhov, major protagonist of the novel
 * Prokopy, grandfather of Grigory
 * Pantelei, father of Grigory
 * Vasilissa, mother of Grigory
 * Pyotr, older brother of Grigory
 * Yevdokiya, younger sister of Grigory
 * Darya, wife of Pyotr
 * Natalya, wife of Grigory