Melekhov (Russian: 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[1] or Meletiy/Meletius.[2]
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
- Grigory 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