Chesnok Surname

555,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 573 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Chesnok Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chesnok Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3061:470,99043,976
Ukraine1751:260,13033,933
Belarus661:143,95520,075
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Chesnok (14) may also be a first name.

Chesnok Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chesnok Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chesnok (Russian: Чеснок) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Chesnok click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chesnok? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 555,669th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,718,230 people. The last name Chesnok is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Chesnok are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 14 people.

Chesnok is most frequently held in Russia, where it is borne by 306 people, or 1 in 470,990. In Russia Chesnok is mostly found in: Krasnodar Krai, where 23 percent live, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 20 percent live and Moscow, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Russia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 31 percent live and Belarus, where 12 percent live.

Chesnok Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Catholic (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Chesnok are 3.29% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 43.48% registered to vote for the political party.

Chesnok earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $40,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cesnok924/
Tschesnok889/
Chasnok8639/
Chysnok866/
Chesnak864/
Czesnok862/
Chesnokova8217,162/
Chasnook800/
Chessnokova781/
Cesnak77533/
Cesnoc7712/
Česnok776/
Hejnok771/
Chyzhenok75132/
Cesnokova7573/
Cesnoková751/
Chesnakova711,102/
Czesnak7121/
Czisnok7113/
Czysnok7112/
Scesnak715/
Chisnokova714/
Chesnag711/
Chesnakowa711/
Chesnocova711/
Czesznak6790/
Chesnaux6775/
Czesznák6732/
Csesznók6718/
Sczesnak6713/
Csesznoková674/
Csesznak672/

Chesnok Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chesnok in the Russian language
Чеснокcesnok-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chesnok
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