Lesniak Surname
Approximately 7,052 people bear this surname
Lesniak Surname Definition:
(Polish) Dweller in, or near, a forest.
Lesniak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,586 | 1:101,076 | 11,215 |
| Ukraine | 1,273 | 1:35,760 | 5,188 |
| Germany | 471 | 1:170,925 | 20,121 |
| France | 363 | 1:182,983 | 28,479 |
| England | 274 | 1:203,351 | 17,687 |
| Poland | 243 | 1:156,415 | 22,125 |
| Canada | 180 | 1:204,698 | 19,937 |
| Czechia | 107 | 1:99,378 | 16,468 |
| Israel | 75 | 1:114,102 | 12,745 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| Dominican Republic | 46 | 1:226,803 | 8,136 |
| Norway | 45 | 1:114,273 | 15,150 |
| Australia | 44 | 1:613,539 | 43,545 |
| Ireland | 31 | 1:151,901 | 6,891 |
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Venezuela | 18 | 1:1,678,004 | 21,578 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
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.
Lesniak Demographics
Average Male Lesniak Height
176.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lesniak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lesniak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lesniak is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Leśniak or Lešniak. Click here for other potential spellings of Lesniak.
How Common Is The Last Name Lesniak? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lesniak is the 70,145th most frequently held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,033,401 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Lesniak are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 3,586 people, or 1 in 101,076. In The United States Lesniak is most frequent in: Illinois, where 22 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 18 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.
Lesniak Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lesniak last name are 1.76% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.47% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leśniak | 95 | 108 | / |
| Lešniak | 95 | 7 | / |
| Leshniak | 93 | 13 | / |
| Lessniak | 93 | 4 | / |
| Lesniack | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leszniak | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lesniaks | 93 | 1 | / |
| Leschniak | 88 | 2 | / |
| Lysniak | 86 | 3,853 | / |
| Lesnyak | 86 | 2,661 | / |
| Lesnjak | 86 | 159 | / |
| Lesnhak | 86 | 62 | / |
| Lesniok | 86 | 46 | / |
| Lezniak | 86 | 27 | / |
| Lisniak | 86 | 22 | / |
| Lesniac | 86 | 6 | / |
| Lesneak | 86 | 6 | / |
| Lasniak | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lexniak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Läsniak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Leßniak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lesniaková | 82 | 107 | / |
| Lesniakova | 82 | 61 | / |
| Lezhniak | 80 | 81 | / |
| Loshniak | 80 | 5 | / |
| Leczniak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leshnyak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lessniaková | 78 | 2 | / |
| Lesñak | 77 | 3 | / |
| Lsniok | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leschniok | 75 | 52 | / |
| Leschnhak | 75 | 44 | / |
| Lechniack | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lisnyak | 71 | 971 | / |
| Lešnjak | 71 | 837 | / |
| Lesnyakova | 71 | 203 | / |
| Lyzniak | 71 | 39 | / |
| Lozniak | 71 | 37 | / |
| Lesnyák | 71 | 28 | / |
| Leznyak | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lysnyak | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lisniac | 71 | 4 | / |
| Leśniaková | 71 | 4 | / |
| Lazniak | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lesneac | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lisnjak | 71 | 2 | / |
| Leśniok | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ležnjak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lesnhac | 71 | 1 | / |
| Läsnjak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lešniaková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Leschnnhak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lichniak | 67 | 186 | / |
| Lezhnyak | 67 | 32 | / |
| Lesznyák | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lishnyak | 67 | 23 | / |
| Leshnyakova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lechnhak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leicniac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyshnyak | 67 | 1 | / |
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