Lešnjek Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Lešnjek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 24 | 1:103,653 | 11,747 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
The alternate forms: Lesnjek (2) are calculated separately.
Lešnjek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lešnjek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lešnjek occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Lesnjek. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lešnjek? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most frequently used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lešnjek live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Slovenia, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 103,653. In Slovenia Lešnjek is most numerous in: Central Slovenia, where 46 percent reside, Mura, where 46 percent reside and Drava, where 4 percent reside. Beside Slovenia it is found in one country. It is also common in Croatia, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesnjek | 95 | 2 | / |
| Lesniek | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lesnieks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lesinšek | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lesnekova | 63 | 12 | / |
| Lejniecks | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lisenchek | 63 | 1 | / |
| Lesnyik | 57 | 29 | / |
| Lejzemnieks | 56 | 2 | / |
| Lesznyik | 53 | 2 | / |
| Lesnikova | 50 | 9,921 | / |
| Lesnykova | 50 | 687 | / |
| Leznikova | 50 | 47 | / |
| Lysenchyk | 50 | 24 | / |
| Leznykova | 50 | 20 | / |
| Lezgincik | 50 | 14 | / |
| Lysenchik | 50 | 4 | / |
| Lisnekova | 50 | 4 | / |
| Legenchik | 50 | 1 | / |
| Lezinchik | 50 | 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 Lešnjek
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