Lesnik Surname

125,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Lesnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,2141:118,71814,237
United States5721:633,66951,045
Brazil2431:880,96431,711
Moldova2361:15,0912,582
Germany2071:388,91536,309
Slovenia1951:12,7573,050
Belarus1731:54,9199,339
Austria1711:49,7987,899
France1461:454,95065,144
Argentina801:534,29338,967
Kazakhstan621:285,20224,279
England481:1,160,79354,689
Poland431:883,92467,072
Canada421:877,27667,671
Transnistria421:11,3022,219
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Israel121:713,13647,700
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Wales61:515,75523,171
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Lešnik (2,064), Lesník (75), Leśnik (11) & Lešník (1) are calculated separately.

Lesnik (48) may also be a first name.

Lesnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lesnik (Russian: Лесник) occurs most in Russia. It can appear in the variant forms: Lešnik, Lesník, Leśnik or Lešník. Click here for further potential spellings of Lesnik.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesnik? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 125,034th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,000,424 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Lesnik are found; 41 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 32 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Lesnik is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 48 people.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 1,214 people, or 1 in 118,718. In Russia Lesnik is mostly found in: Pskov Oblast, where 29 percent live, Moscow, where 12 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account Russia it is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 7 percent live.

Lesnik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lesnik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lesnik last name expanded 28,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lesnik Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lesnik last name is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (79%) in Belarus and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lesnik last name are 9.54% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 37.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lesnik earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.48% more than the national average, earning $51,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.49% less than the national average, earning $48,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lešnik942,064/
Lesník9475/
Leśnik9411/
Lesnick921,181/
Lesznik9293/
Lesniok9246/
Lesniks9214/
Lessnik928/
Leshnik926/
Lesnaik924/
Lesnikh922/
Liesnik922/
Lesniek921/
Lesnisk921/
Lesnoik921/
Lešník891/
Leschnik86284/
Lessnick8671/
Leshnick8644/
Lesnic832,161/
Lisnik831,207/
Lesnyk831,119/
Lasnik83241/
Lečnik83142/
Leznik8390/
Lecnik8351/
Lesnek8333/
Lejnik835/
Lesnig832/
Lysnik831/
Lsniok831/
Lesnikova809,921/
Leschniok8052/
Loeschnik8018/
Leschnick808/
Letschnik806/
Lesniková804/
Lesnykh775,348/
Lasnick7750/
Lessnig7744/
Lechnik7732/
Hlasnik7726/
Lashnik7720/
Losnick7715/
Lesznek7715/
Lesnigg7712/
Lissnik779/
Leßnick779/
Lesneak776/
Lezhnik775/
Lisnick774/
Lyasnik773/
Loshnik773/
Glisnik773/
Hlisnik772/
Hlísnik772/
Leśniok772/
Llsnick771/
Leznick771/
Lesnesk771/
Lassnik771/
Liesnig771/
Lesznic771/
Lesnigh771/
Lossnik770/
Leshnikova7513/
Lesnikkova751/
Hlasnick7152/
Lesneuck7137/
Lessnigg7131/
Leyshnikova7128/
Lechnick7126/
Leschnig7126/
Glissnik7115/
Lassnick715/
Lesinnikova714/
Lishnikh711/
Liasznik711/
Lesnkova711/
Leissnig711/
Lisnic673,745/
Laznik671,239/
Lesnykova67687/
Lysnyk67118/
Lesníková6774/
Lisník6763/
Leischnig6753/
Lasnig6752/
Leznikova6747/
Letschnig6742/
Lisnek6741/
Loznik6739/
Lisnikova6732/
Lyznik6719/
Lasnek6717/
Leznyk6717/
Loeschnig6716/
Ložnik6716/
Löschnick6714/
Lesnekova6712/
Lecnek6712/
Lesnicova6711/
Leßnig6711/
Lešniková677/
Lisnyk676/
Leznek675/
Lesneková674/
Lzniok673/
Lisniková672/
Lysnikova671/
Losnek671/
Lasnyk671/
Lessneske670/

Lesnik Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesnik in the Russian language
Лесникlesnik-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lesnik
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis