Lešnik Surname

201,907th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Lešnik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lešnik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia1,9951:1,24783
Croatia581:72,90712,893
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Bosnia and Herzegovina31:1,178,80115,876
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Lesnik (3,643), Leśnik (11), Lešník (1) & Lesník (75) are calculated separately.

Lešnik Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lešnik is carried by more people in Slovenia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Lesnik, Leśnik, Lešník or Lesník. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lešnik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lešnik is the 201,907th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,530,788 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lešnik live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Lešnik is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 1,995 people, or 1 in 1,247. In Slovenia Lešnik is mostly concentrated in: Drava, where 69 percent live, Savinja, where 17 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 4 percent live. Besides Slovenia Lešnik is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 3 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesnik943,643/
Leśnik9411/
Lešník941/
Lesník8975/
Lečnik83142/
Leznik8390/
Lecnik8351/
Lejnik835/
Lešniková807/
Lesnick771,181/
Lesznik7793/
Lesniok7746/
Lechnik7732/
Lesniks7714/
Leshnik776/
Lezhnik775/
Lesnaik774/
Liesnik772/
Lesnikh772/
Lesnoik771/
Lesnisk771/
Lesniek771/
Leznick771/
Leschnik71284/
Leshnick7144/
Lechnick7126/
Lesnikova679,921/
Lesnic672,161/
Laznik671,239/
Lisnik671,207/
Lesnyk671,119/
Lasnik67241/
Leschniok6752/
Leznikova6747/
Loznik6739/
Lesnek6733/
Lyznik6719/
Loeschnik6718/
Leznyk6717/
Ložnik6716/
Lecnek6712/
Leschnick678/
Letschnik676/
Leznek675/
Lesniková674/
Lešníková673/
Lesnig672/
Lysnik671/

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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 Lešnik
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