Lešnjak Surname
Approximately 837 people bear this surname
Lešnjak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 345 | 1:7,211 | 1,618 |
| Serbia | 273 | 1:26,172 | 2,882 |
| Croatia | 217 | 1:19,487 | 4,027 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
The alternate forms: Lesnjak (159) are calculated separately.
Lešnjak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lešnjak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lešnjak is found most in Slovenia. It can be found in the variant forms: Lesnjak. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lešnjak? popularity and diffusion
It is the 415,769th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lešnjak are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widespread in Slovenia, where it is carried by 345 people, or 1 in 7,211. In Slovenia Lešnjak is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 46 percent reside, Southeast Slovenia, where 24 percent reside and Upper Carniola, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Slovenia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 33 percent reside and Croatia, where 26 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesnjak | 95 | 159 | / |
| Lešniak | 86 | 7 | / |
| Ležnjak | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lesniak | 71 | 7,052 | / |
| Lesnyak | 71 | 2,661 | / |
| Ložnjak | 71 | 208 | / |
| Leśniak | 71 | 108 | / |
| Lesnhak | 71 | 62 | / |
| Lažnjak | 71 | 60 | / |
| Lezniak | 71 | 27 | / |
| Loznjak | 71 | 21 | / |
| Leznyak | 71 | 9 | / |
| Lesneak | 71 | 6 | / |
| Laznjak | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lisnjak | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lešniaková | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lexniak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Läsnjak | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lezhniak | 67 | 81 | / |
| Lezhnyak | 67 | 32 | / |
| Leshniak | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lechnhak | 67 | 2 | / |
| Leczniak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leszniak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesniack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lesniaks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leshnyak | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- 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 Lešnjak
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