Leshchenya Surname
Approximately 78 people bear this surname
Leshchenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 57 | 1:166,685 | 22,308 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Leshchenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leshchenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Leshchenya (Russian: Лешченя) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Leshchenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Leshchenya is the 2,136,387th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name Leshchenya is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Leshchenya reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most commonly held in Belarus, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 166,685. In Belarus it is most frequent in: Brest Region, where 56 percent are found, Minsk, where 32 percent are found and Vitebsk Region, where 7 percent are found. Not including Belarus Leshchenya is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 26 percent are found and Israel, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leschenya | 95 | 99 | / |
| Leshchenia | 90 | 15 | / |
| Lyshchenya | 90 | 4 | / |
| Leshenya | 89 | 31 | / |
| Letchenya | 84 | 101 | / |
| Lischenya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lyschenya | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lesenya | 82 | 1,453 | / |
| Lichenya | 78 | 368 | / |
| Lescenia | 78 | 2 | / |
| Liashchenia | 76 | 50 | / |
| Lesenyo | 71 | 134 | / |
| Lesinya | 71 | 98 | / |
| Legenya | 71 | 93 | / |
| Lysenya | 71 | 90 | / |
| Lecenia | 71 | 38 | / |
| Lesenia | 71 | 23 | / |
| Lesenea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lisenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Llesenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Liscenia | 67 | 1 | / |
Leshchenya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leshchenya in the Russian language | ||
| Лешченя | lescena | - |
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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 Leshchenya
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