Lejnieks Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Lejnieks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lejnieks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2261:9,0711,335
United States681:5,330,278267,385
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Lejnieks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lejnieks is more frequently found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lejnieks? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 857,026th most prevalent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Lejnieks occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Lejnieks live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Baltic Europe.

Lejnieks is most frequently occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 226 people, or 1 in 9,071. In Latvia Lejnieks is mostly found in: Riga Planning Region, where 58 percent live, Semigallia, where 23 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 12 percent live. Barring Latvia this last name exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Lejnieks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lejnieks last name are 20.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lejnieks earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.25% more than the national average, earning $49,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.7% more than the national average, earning $63,445 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lejniecks941/
Leynieks885/
Lesnieks883/
Leinieks883/
Lesniks8014/
Lenicks800/
Leynyeks751/
Launieks751/
Leunicks750/
Lineks718/
Liniks711/
Lenecs711/
Lenigs710/
Linicks671/
Lenix62154/
Lenex6236/
Liennecks591/
Linics579/
Lenoix571/
Laenix570/
Leanix570/
Lenuix570/
Launics532/
Lenyoix530/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lejnieks
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis