Lesnev Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Lesnev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesnev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012

Lesnev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lesnev (Russian: Леснев) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lesnev click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesnev? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lesnev is the 3,543,123rd most widespread last name globally, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The surname Lesnev is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Lesnev live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia Lesnev is mostly concentrated in: Tver Oblast, where 32 percent are found, Samara Oblast, where 26 percent are found and Moscow, where 11 percent are found. Barring Russia Lesnev occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 23 percent are found and Belarus, where 16 percent are found.

Lesnev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lesnev surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lesnev last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesneva9243/
Lesneev9225/
Leshnev9211/
Lenev91300/
Leshneva8611/
Lesnov831,589/
Leneva83416/
Letnev83175/
Leznev8372/
Lejnev8321/
Lesnew8318/
Lisnev838/
Leniev834/
Legnev833/
Losnev832/
Leneev832/
Ležnev831/
Lenevs831/
Lesniv831/
Lysnev831/
Lezhnev772,360/
Lezneva7787/
Lashnev7746/
Lesnyov7729/
Lishnev7724/
Leshnov7719/
Lejneva778/
Lyshnev775/
Lisneev775/
Lehynev774/
Lysneev773/
Lisneva772/
Loshnev772/
Ležneva772/
Lyasnev771/
Lysneva771/
Lesneib771/
Lesniov771/
Lesnnov771/
Lechnev771/
Legneev771/
Lisnaev771/
Lisniev771/
Linev73995/
Lenyv73546/
Lynev73436/
Leniv7364/
Lenef737/
Lenew734/
Leneb731/
Lenjv731/
Lezhneva712,936/
Lishneva7121/
Lehyneva717/
Lyshneva717/
Leshnyov716/
Lineva67893/
Lytnev67717/
Lyneva67427/
Lenyov67415/
Leneuf67201/
Liznev67103/
Leznov6780/
Laznev6775/
Lenief6761/
Loznev6754/
Lyznev6738/
Losnov6727/
Lineev6719/
Lisnov6719/
Leniew6713/
Lasnov6712/
Lysnov6711/
Ličnev677/
Hlynev677/
Litnev676/
Lejnef675/
Linevs674/
Lainev673/
Lyonev672/
Lenoiv672/
Lijnev672/
Lehnew672/
Liniev671/
Lyneev671/
Loçnev671/
Llenef671/
Lenife671/
Laynev671/
Leneuw671/
Lisnav671/
Lyhnev671/

Lesnev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesnev in the Russian language
Лесневlesnev-

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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 Lesnev
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