Lezhnyuk Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Belarus

Lezhnyuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lezhnyuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2691:169,22923,332
Belarus841:113,10816,763
Russia771:1,871,728119,355

Lezhnyuk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lezhnyuk (Russian: Лежнюк) is found most in Ukraine. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lezhnyuk.

How Common Is The Last Name Lezhnyuk? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lezhnyuk is the 688,723rd most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Lezhnyuk live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 269 people, or 1 in 169,229. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Zhytomyr Oblast, where 32 percent reside, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Kiev, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 18 percent reside.

Lezhnyuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Lezhnyuk are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leznyuk9374/
Lyzhnyuk88152/
Lezhniuk882/
Lizhnyuk882/
Laznyuk80343/
Lesnyuk80159/
Loznyuk8075/
Lyznyuk8025/
Liznyuk8011/
Lezniuk801/
Lechniuk7520/
Hlyznyuk751/
Lysnyuk6745/
Lesnyukova6712/
Lisnyuk6712/
Lazniuk671/
Lesniuk671/
Lizniuk671/
Lichniuk631/
Lesniuc534/
Lisniuk531/
Losnjuk531/

Lezhnyuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lezhnyuk in the Russian language
Лежнюкleznuk-

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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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  • 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 Lezhnyuk
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