Leskiv Surname

392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kazakhstan
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Leskiv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leskiv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kazakhstan6111:28,9404,036
Russia1921:750,64162,731
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Leskiv Last Name Facts

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

The last name Leskiv (Russian: Леськив) is carried by more people in Kazakhstan than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leskiv? popularity and diffusion

The last name Leskiv is the 392,486th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Leskiv live; 69 percent live in Central Asia and 69 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The surname is most common in Kazakhstan, where it is borne by 611 people, or 1 in 28,940. In Kazakhstan it is most prevalent in: Karaganda Region, where 99 percent are found, Almaty, where 1 percent are found and Astana, where 0 percent are found. Besides Kazakhstan it occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Leskiv Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Leskiv surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (44%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Leskiv surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Leskiv earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning $46,799 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leshkiv9223/
Leskivs921/
Leszkiv921/
Leskyv833,977/
Leskiw83599/
Liskiv8313/
Lekhiv832/
Lekiev831/
Lechkiv7718/
Leshkyv7710/
Leszkiw777/
Laskiev776/
Leshkiw774/
Lashkiv773/
Leskiff772/
Lesskiw772/
Leskeev771/
Lekkiev771/
Leskhyv771/
Lyaskiv771/
Lykiv731/
Lekiw731/
Leshkeev718/
Lekhyv67212/
Leskew6725/
Lechiv6712/
Letkyv678/
Lyskyv678/
Leicev675/
Liskev672/
Likiev672/
Lekeva671/
Lekhev671/
Leuszkiew671/
Lykiov671/
Lykiev671/
Lyckiv671/
Lekeev671/
Laskyv671/

Leskiv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Leskiv in the Russian language
Леськивleskiv-

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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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  • 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 Leskiv
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