Lysenko Surname

4,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134,592 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lysenko Surname User-submission:

Lysenko is a Ukrainian surname, denoting a descendant of a bald person (lysy), or someone who represented a fox (lysytsa, also lys). The suffix -(en)ko is means 'son of' or 'descendant'.

Lysenko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine58,8281:77415
Russia57,6291:2,501241
Kazakhstan12,5711:1,407138
Belarus1,9311:4,920629
Turkmenistan9261:5,928540
Kyrgyzstan5191:11,5082,123
United States4211:860,94865,474
Uzbekistan2671:115,8396,717
Israel2651:32,2934,554
Transnistria1701:2,792430
Lithuania1611:18,8483,411
Canada1361:270,92325,472
Moldova1121:31,7985,061
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Australia951:284,16525,304
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Estonia501:26,4364,834
England391:1,428,66862,556
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Georgia121:312,12914,385
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Azerbaijan91:1,072,12515,755
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
France71:9,488,960336,266
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway61:857,04855,549
Finland61:916,11741,832
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Armenia31:976,72713,552
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

The alternate forms: Lysénko (1) are calculated separately.

Lysenko (20) may also be a first name.

Lysenko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lysenko is a Ukrainian surname, denoting a descendant of a bald person (lysy), or someone who represented a fox (lysytsa, also lys). The suffix -(en)ko is means 'son of' or 'descendant'.

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This is a Ukrainian surname, denoting a descendant of someone who represented a fox. It is derived from the word lystsya or lys, meaning 'fox', and the common suffix -(en)ko, meaning '-son'.

- icannotfinda

Lysenko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lysenko (Arabic: ليسينكو, Russian: Лысенко) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Lysénko. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lysenko? popularity and diffusion

Lysenko is the 4,174th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 54,145 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Lysenko live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Lysenko is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 20 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 58,828 people, or 1 in 774. In Ukraine Lysenko is primarily found in: Donetsk Oblast, where 11 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 11 percent live and Kiev, where 9 percent live. Excluding Ukraine this surname occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 43 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 9 percent live.

Lysenko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (94%) in Belarus, Orthodox (89%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.

In The United States Lysenko are 11.88% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 58.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lysenko earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $47,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.48% more than the national average, earning $53,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lysénko951/
Lyshenko93873/
Lytsenko93319/
Lyssenko93206/
Lyseenko93125/
Lysuenko9341/
Lysienko936/
Lysenkoo933/
Lysenkko931/
Lysaenko931/
Loysenko931/
Lyschenko88134/
Layshenko883/
Hlytsenko882/
Lyoshenko881/
Lyssienko881/
Loyseenko881/
Lysheenko881/
Lisenko861,556/
Lesenko86813/
Lysenka8670/
Lysynko8635/
Lycenko8634/
Lysenco867/
Łysenko866/
Lysemko865/
Lysinko861/
Lyshchenko823,291/
Liseenko80704/
Leusenko80690/
Leshenko80605/
Lisienko80535/
Lychenko80470/
Lishenko80252/
Lescenko8074/
Lissenko8065/
Lessenko8060/
Litsenko8047/
Letsenko8042/
Hlyzenko8022/
Lisuenko8010/
Liscenko805/
Lytcenko803/
Leszenko802/
Leisenko802/
Lisaenko801/
Lyshenco801/
Lesienko801/
Liesenko801/
Lyseenka801/
Leyzenko801/
Hlyshchenko784/
Leschenko755,863/
Leychenko75837/
Loychenko75582/
Lischenko75325/
Lytchenko75148/
Hlychenko7593/
Laychenko7582/
Lioshenko7528/
Lydchenko7517/
Leshcenko755/
Leascenko753/
Littsenko752/
Lissienko751/
Laishenko751/
Loitsenko751/
Loishenko751/
Leshchenko7125,631/
Lesinko71972/
Lisenco71821/
Lishchenko71663/
Lesenco7173/
Licenko7146/
Lisenka7119/
Lezenko7117/
Lecenko715/
Leuschenko714/
Lisinko713/
Letschenko713/
Leşenko713/
Lešenko713/
Lezinko712/
Loytchenko712/
Lyshchenka712/
Litschenko711/
Lesynko711/
Liçenko711/
Leshehenko711/
Lyzynko711/
Lechenko67117/
Lichenko67111/
Lescenco6790/
Leasenco6781/
Liscenco6758/
Leicenko6719/
Litcenko6712/
Hleshchenko675/
Leshenco674/
Loishchenko674/
Leshinko673/
Lejčenko673/
Loicenko673/
Lechinko672/
Lisyonko672/
Leishchenko672/
Lojčenko671/
Leshschenko671/
Litshchenko671/
Leičenko671/
Leusenco671/
Letčenko671/
Lešcenko671/
Liseenco671/
Lychenka671/

Lysenko Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lysenko in the Russian language
Лысенкоlysenko-
Lysenko in the Arabic language
ليسينكوlysynkw-

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