Kolesnik Surname
Approximately 37,677 people bear this surname
Kolesnik Surname User-submission:
Kolesnikov (the male surname version) and Kolesnikova (the female surname version) are surnames of Russian origin. The surname is most probably derived from the occupation kolesnik, 'wheel maker' (колесник). It could also refer to a chariot maker (каретных дел мастер, колесница).
Read More About This SurnameKolesnik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 26,548 | 1:5,429 | 669 |
| Kazakhstan | 4,172 | 1:4,238 | 597 |
| Belarus | 3,688 | 1:2,576 | 232 |
| Transnistria | 808 | 1:587 | 32 |
| Moldova | 432 | 1:8,244 | 1,357 |
| United States | 424 | 1:854,856 | 65,098 |
| Lithuania | 230 | 1:13,194 | 2,419 |
| Argentina | 228 | 1:187,471 | 15,646 |
| Israel | 171 | 1:50,045 | 6,586 |
| Estonia | 161 | 1:8,210 | 1,081 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 153 | 1:39,037 | 5,993 |
| Canada | 114 | 1:323,207 | 29,592 |
| Germany | 107 | 1:752,387 | 56,374 |
| Uzbekistan | 76 | 1:406,962 | 10,029 |
| Turkmenistan | 74 | 1:74,177 | 1,431 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Poland | 31 | 1:1,226,089 | 78,991 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Azerbaijan | 26 | 1:371,120 | 7,891 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Austria | 17 | 1:500,908 | 47,931 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 1:775,434 | 29,551 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
The alternate forms: Koleśnik (1,043), Kolešnik (25) & Kolesñik (1) are calculated separately.
Kolesnik Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kolesnikov (the male surname version) and Kolesnikova (the female surname version) are surnames of Russian origin. The surname is most probably derived from the occupation kolesnik, 'wheel maker' (колесник). It could also refer to a chariot maker (каретных дел мастер, колесница).
- vitochkaKolesnik Demographics
Average Kolesnik Salary in
United States
$42,002 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kolesnik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kolesnik Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kolesnik (Georgian: კოლესნიკ, Russian: Колесник) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Koleśnik, Kolešnik or Kolesñik. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kolesnik? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,786th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 193,422 people. Kolesnik is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Kolesnik are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Kolesnik is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 26,548 people, or 1 in 5,429. In Russia Kolesnik is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 15 percent are found, Moscow, where 6 percent are found and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Russia this last name occurs in 59 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 11 percent are found and Belarus, where 10 percent are found.
Kolesnik Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kolesnik surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (82%) in Belarus, Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Kolesnik last name are 13.47% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 60.24% registered with the political party.
The amount Kolesnik earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.66% less than the national average, earning $42,002 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.16% more than the national average, earning $59,200 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kolesnik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kolesnik in the Georgian language | ||
| კოლესნიკ | kolesnik | - |
| Kolesnik in the Russian language | ||
| Колесник | kolesnik | - |
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