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Where Does The Last Name Kolesnyak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kolesnyak (Russian: Колесняк) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolesnyak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Kolesnyak is the 1,020,242^nd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 29,385,266 people. The last name Kolesnyak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Kolesnyak reside; 68 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 68 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Kolesnyak is most common in Russia, where it is held by 243 people, or 1 in 593,099. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow Oblast, where 22 percent are found, Primorsky Krai, where 17 percent are found and Bryansk Oblast, where 14 percent are found. Other than Russia it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found and Transnistria, where 0 percent are found.

Kolesnyak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Kolesnyak are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.