Leskinen Surname

61,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Leskinen Surname User-submission:

The Leskinen surname is derived from the Finnish word leski, meaning 'widow', and the surname suffix -nen.

Leskinen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland7,3501:74881
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
Sweden2091:47,1143,670
Estonia1041:12,7101,932
Australia861:313,90427,145
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
England131:4,286,005132,302
France121:5,535,227269,324
Norway91:571,36544,190
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Leskinen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Leskinen surname is derived from the Finnish word leski, meaning 'widow', and the surname suffix -nen.

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Leskinen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Leskinen (Russian: Лескинен) is found most frequently in Finland. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Leskinen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 61,520th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 891,661 people. The last name Leskinen is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Leskinen are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in Finland, where it is held by 7,350 people, or 1 in 748. In Finland it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Savonia, where 42 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 22 percent are found and Northern Ostrobothnia, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Finland it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Leskinen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Leskinen last name are 27.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leskinen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.98% more than the national average, earning 425,623 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $40,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% more than the national average, earning $51,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laskinen882/
Laskinin751/
Leschinin714/
Lesquenen711/
Leshchinin679/
Loskunin6331/
Loskunyn633/
Laskunin632/
Liaškinienė631/

Leskinen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leskinen in the Russian language
Лескиненleskinen-

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