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.
Read More About This SurnameLach Surname Distribution Map
| 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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Average Lach Salary in
United States
$47,516 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lach (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﺵ, Hindi: लच्छीराम, Marathi: लच, Oriya: ଲଚ, Russian: Лач) is found in Poland more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Läch. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lach? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,116th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 353,730 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Lach are found; 56 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 316,415th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 684 people.
It is most commonly used in Poland, where it is borne by 11,030 people, or 1 in 3,446. Apart from Poland this surname is found in 70 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.
Lach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lach last name grew 3,202 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 3,300 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lach Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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% being registered with 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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