Lichniak Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Wales

Lichniak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lichniak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1001:380,08741,573
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Wales151:206,30213,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Lichniak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lichniak is held by more people in Poland than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lichniak? popularity and diffusion

Lichniak is the 1,244,200th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. The surname Lichniak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Lichniak are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Poland, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 380,087. Without taking into account Poland it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent live and Wales, where 8 percent live.

Lichniak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lichniak last name are 39.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

Lichniak earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.66% less than the national average, earning $40,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lechniak88541/
Luchniak8810/
Leschniak822/
Lechniack821/
Lisniak8022/
Lezhniak7581/
Lishnyak7523/
Leshniak7513/
Lizhnyak754/
Lechnhak752/
Leicniac751/
Leczniak751/
Leschniok7152/
Leschnhak7144/
Lesniak677,052/
Lysniak673,853/
Lisnyak67971/
Leśniak67108/
Lyzniak6739/
Lezniak6727/
Lešniak677/
Lisniac674/
Lisnjak672/
Leschnnhak671/
Lexniak671/
Läsniak671/
Liznyak671/

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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 Lichniak
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