Lachance Surname

18,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Lachance Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lachance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada22,2011:1,660155
United States7,7011:47,0665,714
France561:1,186,120124,657
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England121:4,643,172139,951
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Guam81:20,0153,029
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:196,93617,192

Lachance (101) may also be a first name.

Lachance Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lachance is found in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lachance? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 18,331st most widespread last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 242,167 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Lachance reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Gallo-North America. It is also the 940,641st most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 101 people.

The last name Lachance is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 22,201 people, or 1 in 1,660. In Canada it is primarily concentrated in: Quebec, where 83 percent live, Ontario, where 10 percent live and Alberta, where 2 percent live. Excluding Canada it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Lachance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lachance has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 3,020 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lachance Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lachance surname are 2.72% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.95% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lachance earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning $45,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.44% less than the national average, earning $42,011 CAD per year.

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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
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