Lach Surname
Approximately 20,602 people bear this surname
Lach Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lache,' from residence beside a lache or lake. No doubt Lache as a surname is lost in Leach, and has materially helped to swell the large list in the Lancashire and Cheshire directories.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poland | 11,030 | 1:3,446 | 349 |
| United States | 3,234 | 1:112,078 | 12,165 |
| Germany | 2,472 | 1:32,567 | 4,296 |
| France | 628 | 1:105,769 | 15,626 |
| Brazil | 553 | 1:387,115 | 14,784 |
| Morocco | 477 | 1:72,277 | 12,260 |
| Austria | 421 | 1:20,227 | 3,146 |
| Canada | 318 | 1:115,867 | 12,291 |
| Czechia | 208 | 1:51,122 | 8,579 |
| England | 207 | 1:269,169 | 21,240 |
| Slovakia | 143 | 1:37,318 | 6,887 |
| Argentina | 106 | 1:403,240 | 30,872 |
| Australia | 81 | 1:333,280 | 28,364 |
| Croatia | 72 | 1:58,731 | 10,978 |
| Cambodia | 59 | 1:262,494 | 3,336 |
| Italy | 55 | 1:1,111,940 | 72,628 |
| Russia | 55 | 1:2,620,419 | 149,158 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Switzerland | 38 | 1:216,129 | 18,575 |
| Mexico | 34 | 1:3,650,771 | 25,133 |
| Ireland | 33 | 1:142,695 | 6,688 |
| Taiwan | 32 | 1:732,648 | 5,233 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Israel | 27 | 1:316,949 | 27,106 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Ukraine | 20 | 1:2,276,135 | 151,395 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:297,434 | 13,849 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Iran | 16 | 1:4,798,908 | 119,068 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Kazakhstan | 13 | 1:1,360,192 | 71,840 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 1:497,215 | 35,030 |
The alternate forms: Läch (1) are calculated separately.
Lach (684) may also be a first name.
Lach Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the lache,' from residence beside a lache or lake. No doubt Lache as a surname is lost in Leach, and has materially helped to swell the large list in the Lancashire and Cheshire directories. In proof of this, v. Blackleach, i.e. 'the black lache or lake.'
Henry del Lach, Preston, 1397: Preston Guild Rolls.
Richard Lach, husbandman, Preston, 1642: ibid.
Thomas Lache, of Great Harwood, woollen-weaver, 1590: Wills at Chester.
Edward Lache, of Facit, Lancashire, 1603: ibid.
George Lach, of Bretton, Flintshire, 1630: ibid. (1621-50).
(English) Dweller by the Water [Dialectal English: Old English læc-; cp. leccan, to wet, water] In Lancashire a ‘lache’ or ‘leach’ is specifically a pond or pool; in Yorkshire, a muddy hole, a bog.
Henry del Lack.—Preston Guild-Rolls, A.D. 1397.
(German) Dweller at, or in, the bushes or small wood; dweller near a small pool.
User-submitted Reference
It is a typical Polish surname, derived from the name of an ancient West Proto-Slavic tribe, the Lendians, whose founder, according to folklore, was Lech. It was also an Slavic exonym used for Poles.
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Lach Religious Adherence
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Lach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lach Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lach (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﺵ, Hindi: लच्छीराम, Marathi: लच, Oriya: ଲଚ, Russian: Лач) is most common in Poland. It may appear in the variant forms: Läch. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lach? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lach is the 26,116th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 353,730 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Lach reside; 56 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 55 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 316,415th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 684 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 11,030 people, or 1 in 3,446. Other than Poland Lach exists in 70 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.
Lach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lach has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 3,202 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 3,300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lach Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lach last name are 1.18% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.05% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lach earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.97% less than the national average, earning 221,579 kr per year; in Peru they earn 47.07% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,260 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.23% less than the national average, earning R 142,044 per year; in United States they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $47,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $52,916 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lach Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lach in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﺵ | lash | - |
| Lach in the Marathi language | ||
| लच | laca | 86.67 |
| लाच | laca | 13.33 |
| Lach in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲଚ | laca | 66.67 |
| ଲାଚ | laca | 16.67 |
| ଲାଚ୍ | lac | 16.67 |
| Lach in the Hindi language | ||
| लच्छीराम | lacchirama | 35.92 |
| लच्छाराम | laccharama | 15.53 |
| लच्छु | lacchu | 13.59 |
| लच्छा | laccha | 6.8 |
| लच | laca | 3.88 |
| लच्छू | lacchu | 3.88 |
| लच्छीया | lacchiya | 2.91 |
| लच्छुराम | lacchurama | 2.91 |
| लच्छीबाई | lacchiba'i | 2.91 |
| लाची | laci | 0.97 |
| लाच | laca | 0.97 |
| लच्मी | lacmi | 0.97 |
| लच्दु | lacdu | 0.97 |
| लच्चु | laccu | 0.97 |
| Lach in the Russian language | ||
| Лач | lac | - |
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