Kolesnik Surname

14,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

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).

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Kolesnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia26,5481:5,429669
Kazakhstan4,1721:4,238597
Belarus3,6881:2,576232
Transnistria8081:58732
Moldova4321:8,2441,357
United States4241:854,85665,098
Lithuania2301:13,1942,419
Argentina2281:187,47115,646
Israel1711:50,0456,586
Estonia1611:8,2101,081
Kyrgyzstan1531:39,0375,993
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Uzbekistan761:406,96210,029
Turkmenistan741:74,1771,431
England351:1,591,94567,242
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Australia271:999,84158,390
Azerbaijan261:371,1207,891
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Austria171:500,90847,931
France131:5,109,440259,941
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
Armenia81:366,2727,804
Finland61:916,11741,832
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354

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).

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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koleśnik961,043/
Kolešnik9625/
Kolesñik961/
Kolesniks9483/
Kolesnick9460/
Kollesnik9419/
Koliesnik9412/
Kolessnik947/
Koleshnik942/
Kolesnnik941/
Koslesnik941/
Kolsnik934/
Koleshnick893/
Koleschnik892/
Kolesnyk8847,829/
Kalesnik88649/
Koležnik88187/
Kolisnik8874/
Colesnik8863/
Kolejnik8833/
Koleznik8832/
Kulesnik8823/
Kolesnek8813/
Kolesnic889/
Kelesnik886/
Kolecnik885/
Kolosnik881/
Kolasnik881/
Koldsnik881/
Kolesnikova84118,424/
Kolesnikowa8420/
Kolesniková8418/
Kalesnick8233/
Kaleshnik8223/
Kolisnick8212/
Kolasznik828/
Kolashnik826/
Kuleshnik825/
Koleesnyk823/
Kolyosnik821/
Kholosnik821/
Kolesnykh821/
Kolishnik821/
Kelesnick821/
Koleshnyk821/
Kolesnyke821/
Kolessnyk821/
Kolessnikova8017/
Koleshnikova807/
Colsnik806/
Kolesnickova804/
Kolesnnikova803/
Kalsnik803/
Koleysnikova802/
Kolesnikhova801/
Kolesnikkova801/
Kolaschnik7840/
Kolesnkova789/
Kolsnikova783/
Koleschnig783/
Kolysnyk7516,697/
Colesnic753,442/
Kolisnyk75625/
Kolisnek7539/
Kalasnik7538/
Kalesnyk7537/
Kalisnik7531/
Kalejnik7516/
Kolysnek7516/
Colisnik754/
Kaleśnik752/
Kolaśnik752/
Kulisnik752/
Koliśnik751/
Koleznic751/
Kuleśnik751/
Colsniok751/
Kolesnykova7414,184/
Kalesnikova74379/
Kolesnekova7434/
Kolesnicova7415/
Colesnikova745/
Kolisnikova743/
Kulesnikova743/
Kolesnyková743/
Kolesníková743/
Koleşnikova741/
Kolesnekowa741/
Kalashnik715,397/
Kuleshnyk7159/
Kolashnyk7120/
Calesnick7118/
Kallsnick7118/
Košeljnik7116/
Kolisnykh7114/
Coliesnic719/
Kaleshnyk718/
Kalitsnik716/
Kolysnykh712/
Kalschnik711/
Colesnuic711/
Kalasznik711/
Kolichnik711/
Kolissnyk711/
Kolezhnyk711/
Kholysnyk711/
Kuleshnikova7025/
Kolyshnikova707/
Kollesnykova702/
Kolishnikova701/
Koleesnykova701/
Kolessnykova701/
Kalšnik6717/
Kalischnik6712/
Kalaschnik674/
Kalsnikova671/
Kholoshnyk671/

Kolesnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolesnik in the Georgian language
კოლესნიკkolesnik-
Kolesnik in the Russian language
Колесникkolesnik-

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