Lesniak Surname

70,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,052 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lesniak Surname Definition:

(Polish) Dweller in, or near, a forest.

Lesniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5861:101,07611,215
Ukraine1,2731:35,7605,188
Germany4711:170,92520,121
France3631:182,98328,479
England2741:203,35117,687
Poland2431:156,41522,125
Canada1801:204,69819,937
Czechia1071:99,37816,468
Israel751:114,10212,745
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Norway451:114,27315,150
Australia441:613,53943,545
Ireland311:151,9016,891
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Austria241:354,81038,119
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Venezuela181:1,678,00421,578
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Wales81:386,81619,671
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Leśniak (108) & Lešniak (7) are calculated separately.

Lesniak Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) Dweller in, or near, a forest.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lesniak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesniak is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Leśniak or Lešniak. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lesniak.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesniak? popularity and diffusion

Lesniak is the 70,145th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,033,401 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Lesniak live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Lesniak is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 3,586 people, or 1 in 101,076. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 22 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States it is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 18 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Lesniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lesniak surname are 1.76% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Lesniak earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning 293,820 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning $47,349 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.02% more than the national average, earning $55,160 CAD per year.

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