Licheniak Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Licheniak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Licheniak Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1291:294,64135,378
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Licheniak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Licheniak is more frequently found in Poland than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Licheniak? popularity and diffusion

Licheniak is the 1,537,949th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Licheniak reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

Licheniak is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 129 people, or 1 in 294,641. Other than Poland this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lecheniak898/
Lichyniak891/
Lechiniak788/
Lechaniak781/
Letczeniak744/
Lycyniak714/
Lecyniak711/
Lechinhak673/
Leczyniak671/
Lechineak671/

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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 Licheniak
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