Lensky Surname

174,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Lensky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lensky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,8371:78,4569,986
United States2391:1,516,565103,003
Belarus1531:62,09810,398
Germany831:969,94567,438
Kazakhstan401:442,06233,686
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Transnistria191:24,9844,311
France71:9,488,960336,266
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England41:13,929,515290,718
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Lenský (33) are calculated separately.

Lensky (76) may also be a first name.

Lensky Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lensky (Russian: Ленский) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Lenský. Click here for further possible spellings of Lensky.

How Common Is The Last Name Lensky? popularity and diffusion

It is the 174,470th most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,963,622 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Lensky live; 58 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Lensky is also the 1,107,702nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 76 people.

The last name Lensky is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 1,837 people, or 1 in 78,456. In Russia Lensky is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 17 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia it exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Belarus, where 6 percent are found.

Lensky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lensky has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 7,967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lensky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (93%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Lensky last name are 6.94% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 39.83% being registered with the political party.

Lensky earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.03% more than the national average, earning $50,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lenský9433/
Lenskyi92371/
Lenskiy92101/
Lenskoy9218/
Lenskey926/
Lenskay926/
Lenscky921/
Lenskyy921/
Lenskaya863,271/
Hlenskyi861/
Linsky831,482/
Lenski831,298/
Lenske83233/
Lynsky83174/
Lenska8378/
Lenská8352/
Lenzky8337/
Lennskaya803/
Lynskey772,574/
Linskey77926/
Lynskyi77525/
Lensker77119/
Hlynsky7785/
Hlinsky7752/
Linskiy7746/
Linszky7731/
Lenskis7729/
Lemskyi7727/
Lionsky7724/
Lenskii7721/
Hlenski7716/
Lyonsky7712/
Lenskih7711/
Lenskoi774/
Lenskij774/
Linskoy774/
Linskyi773/
Linskyy773/
Loenske772/
Lenskie772/
Linskay771/
Lenskes771/
Lemskoy771/
Lemskiy771/
Lynskyy771/
Lemnski771/
Lenskee770/
Hlynskyi711,531/
Linskaya71569/
Lenskaia71532/
Glienski7111/
Lynskaya7110/
Lenskaja718/
Glinskoy714/
Hlemskyi714/
Glinskyi713/
Glinskyy711/
Hlinskiy711/
Hlynskyy711/
Lynskiey711/
Linski67404/
Lenzke67205/
Linska6780/
Lemski6772/
Limsky6769/
Linske6753/
Lionskaya6714/
Lenzki6711/
Linská677/
Linský676/
Leński674/
Lynski674/
Lynska673/
Leńska672/
Lyonskaya671/
Linnskaya671/
Lynske671/
Leñski671/
Línska671/
Lenzka671/
Lemske670/

Lensky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lensky in the Russian language
Ленскийlenskij-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lensky
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