Leshchev Surname

158,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Leshchev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leshchev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,5941:55,5607,255
Ukraine1481:307,58639,057
Belarus161:593,81652,198
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Leshchev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leshchev occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leshchev? popularity and diffusion

Leshchev is the 158,309th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,640,415 people. Leshchev occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Leshchev reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is borne by 2,594 people, or 1 in 55,560. In Russia it is most common in: Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 8 percent are found, Voronezh Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Moscow, where 6 percent are found. Besides Russia this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 5 percent are found and Belarus, where 1 percent are found.

Leshchev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Leshchev last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leshcheva942,765/
Leshchaev943/
Leshcheev941/
Leschev93304/
Lescheva88471/
Lashchev88259/
Leshchov88182/
Loshchev8879/
Lyshchev8832/
Lishchev885/
Lehychev882/
Lestchev881/
Lechev86599/
Leshev86163/
Lescev865/
Leshchyov8277/
Lyashchev8232/
Lyshcheva8215/
Lechtchev827/
Lehycheva825/
Lishcheva824/
Loshcheev821/
Lishcheev821/
Laishchev821/
Leschseva821/
Lecheva80607/
Lechiev80352/
Leushev80214/
Lesheva80141/
Leuchev8041/
Lesceva806/
Leichev806/
Lyschev805/
Leychev805/
Lischev804/
Letchev804/
Lescevs803/
Leschew802/
Lescheb802/
Lesheev801/
Laishcheva781/
Lesev77328/
Leschyov75452/
Lashchyv7538/
Lashchov7513/
Leycheva7510/
Leshkeev758/
Leicheva757/
Lyshchov755/
Leysheva752/
Lechcheb752/
Lichchev752/
Lyscheva751/
Lischeva751/
Lishchov751/
Lihcheva751/
Lohychev751/
Lichev711,104/
Lecheb71432/
Lychev71408/
Leseva71375/
Lechef71109/
Lishev71102/
Liashchov7125/
Lessev7113/
Lechiv7112/
Lyshev719/
Leicev715/
Leseev714/
Lesheb714/
Lyashchov713/
Leshiv712/
Leasev712/
Letsev712/
Lescheheb712/
Laischeva711/
Lyscev711/
Lihscheva711/
Lekhev711/
Leusev711/
Lesevs711/
Lechew710/
Lechheb672,914/
Licheva671,174/
Lycheva67595/
Laishev67163/
Layshev67141/
Lisheva67127/
Leshkiv6723/
Litchev6719/
Lechkiv6718/
Lettsev6717/
Lysheva6716/
Lecheeb6714/
Leshyov6710/
Leshkyv6710/
Lesseva677/
Lezzhev677/
Liochev675/
Lyoshev674/
Lechehb674/
Lyochev674/
Leytsev673/
Lytchev672/
Leaseva672/
Lichiev672/
Loichev672/
Lystcev671/
Luychev671/
Leskeev671/
Laichev671/
Leechew671/
Leiceva671/
Loychev671/
Laychev671/
Lecheff671/
Letsiev671/
Leskhyv671/

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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 Leshchev
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