Lesnyak Surname

163,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Lesnyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesnyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2,1681:66,4778,622
Belarus2681:35,4526,134
Kazakhstan1441:122,79512,930
Uzbekistan331:937,24718,607
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
France71:9,488,960336,266
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Lesnyák (28) are calculated separately.

Lesnyak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lesnyak (Russian: Лесняк) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Lesnyák. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesnyak? popularity and diffusion

Lesnyak is the 163,271st most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,738,649 people. The last name Lesnyak is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Lesnyak are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Lesnyak is most prevalent in Russia, where it is carried by 2,168 people, or 1 in 66,477. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Rostov Oblast, where 21 percent are found, Krasnodar Krai, where 15 percent are found and Saratov Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Russia this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 10 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found.

Lesnyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Lesnyak are 19.37% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lesnyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesnyak in the Russian language
Леснякlesnak-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lesnyak
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