Lezhnyov Surname
Approximately 518 people bear this surname
Lezhnyov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 479 | 1:300,883 | 30,822 |
| Kazakhstan | 23 | 1:768,804 | 49,532 |
| Belarus | 13 | 1:730,851 | 59,297 |
| Transnistria | 3 | 1:158,233 | 13,093 |
Lezhnyov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lezhnyov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lezhnyov (Russian: Лежнёв) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lezhnyov? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 600,164th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. The last name Lezhnyov is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Lezhnyov reside; 74 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 74 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Lezhnyov is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 479 people, or 1 in 300,883. In Russia Lezhnyov is most prevalent in: Moscow Oblast, where 19 percent reside, Perm Krai, where 17 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Besides Russia Lezhnyov is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 4 percent reside and Belarus, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leznyov | 93 | 57 | / |
| Lyzhnyov | 88 | 7 | / |
| Leshnyov | 88 | 6 | / |
| Lezhniov | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lizhnyov | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lozhnyov | 88 | 1 | / |
| Lezhnev | 80 | 2,360 | / |
| Liznyov | 80 | 255 | / |
| Lezhniv | 80 | 30 | / |
| Lesnyov | 80 | 29 | / |
| Laznyov | 80 | 10 | / |
| Lyzhnyv | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lezhneva | 75 | 2,936 | / |
| Lishnyov | 75 | 42 | / |
| Lashnyov | 75 | 28 | / |
| Lezneova | 75 | 3 | / |
| Leznev | 71 | 72 | / |
| Lezneva | 67 | 87 | / |
| Lyzhnev | 67 | 17 | / |
| Leshnev | 67 | 11 | / |
| Lisnyov | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lejniov | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lizhnev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lechnev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesniov | 67 | 1 | / |
Lezhnyov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lezhnyov in the Russian language | ||
| Лежнёв | leznev | - |
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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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- 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 Lezhnyov
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