Lešnjak Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Lešnjak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lešnjak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia3451:7,2111,618
Serbia2731:26,1722,882
Croatia2171:19,4874,027
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lesnjak95159/
Lešniak867/
Ležnjak861/
Lesniak717,052/
Lesnyak712,661/
Ložnjak71208/
Leśniak71108/
Lesnhak7162/
Lažnjak7160/
Lezniak7127/
Loznjak7121/
Leznyak719/
Lesneak716/
Laznjak713/
Lisnjak712/
Lešniaková711/
Lexniak711/
Läsnjak711/
Lezhniak6781/
Lezhnyak6732/
Leshniak6713/
Lechnhak672/
Leczniak671/
Leszniak671/
Lesniack671/
Lesniaks671/
Leshnyak671/

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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 Lešnjak
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