Leník Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Leník Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leník Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia391:272,65335,847
Slovakia101:533,64560,629

The alternate forms: Lenik (1,766) & Lénik (2) are calculated separately.

Leník Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leník is carried by more people in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Lenik or Lénik. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leník? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leník is the 2,776,799th most widespread surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Leník is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Leník reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 272,653. In Czechia it is primarily concentrated in: Ústí nad Labem Region, where 51 percent are found, South Moravian Region, where 13 percent are found and Pardubice Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Czechia it is found in one country. It is also common in Slovakia, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenik931,766/
Lesník9175/
Lénik872/
Lenyk80804/
Laník80356/
Lenek80127/
Loník8021/
Leníková7740/
Lesnyk731,119/
Lenick73280/
Letnik73237/
Leneke73134/
Leniek7389/
Leinyk7385/
Lisník7363/
Lehnik7346/
Leynik7345/
Lenuik7341/
Lenigk7336/
Lesnek7333/
Hliník7328/
Leneck7318/
Lenyok7315/
Hlenyk7313/
Letnyk7312/
Leśnik7311/
Leinik739/
Lejnik735/
Lenykh733/
Leinek733/
Lenike733/
Lengik732/
Leanek732/
Lenhyk731/
Lienek731/
Lenekh731/
Lehnek730/
Leneak730/
Lesnykh675,348/
Lenkova673,400/
Lehnigk67754/
Leynikh67181/
Leineke67166/
Lehnick67137/
Lieneck6771/
Lehneke6755/
Lenecke6737/
Hlisník6730/
Letnick6724/
Lesniks6714/
Lenaike679/
Leßnick679/
Leineek678/
Leinykh676/
Lesneak676/
Lehneik675/
Leynykh673/
Legnike672/
Lesnikh672/
Lenicke672/
Leitnek672/
Lehneck671/
Lesnisk671/
Lesnesk671/
Lesnoik671/
Lengeek671/
Hleinyk671/
Lleneck670/
Leineck670/
Hleneek670/

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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
  • 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 Leník
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