Lachman Surname
Approximately 10,465 people bear this surname
Lachman Surname Definition:
“Laughing Man” in German. See also Isaacs.
Lachman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3,776 | 1:47,310 | 1,970 |
| United States | 2,266 | 1:159,955 | 16,292 |
| Suriname | 793 | 1:697 | 34 |
| Netherlands | 599 | 1:28,192 | 4,613 |
| Poland | 578 | 1:65,759 | 10,324 |
| South Africa | 502 | 1:107,924 | 13,006 |
| Czechia | 478 | 1:22,246 | 3,425 |
| Guyana | 255 | 1:2,989 | 549 |
| Canada | 227 | 1:162,315 | 16,369 |
| Brazil | 194 | 1:1,103,476 | 38,577 |
| Israel | 151 | 1:56,673 | 7,302 |
| Mauritius | 107 | 1:12,088 | 2,629 |
| England | 66 | 1:844,213 | 44,691 |
| India | 64 | 1:11,985,397 | 216,293 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Argentina | 43 | 1:994,033 | 62,207 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 14 | 1:97,427 | 6,588 |
| Tanzania | 14 | 1:3,781,544 | 51,645 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 267 | 1:188,085 | 16,600 |
Lachman (25,634) may also be a first name.
Lachman Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Laughing Man” in German. See also Isaacs.
(German) Dweller at, or near, a pool or lake; a nickname given to one who is continually laughing; dweller near a small wood or underbrush.
(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from a place name) The name is usually taken as a German translation of Isaac (“he laughed”). Others derive Lachman from Lache, the old German for “boundary mark” and the name would mean the man who lived at the boundary. The most recent view among scholars is that Lachman was the way non-Jews in Silesia pronounced Nahman. The name appears as early as the fifteenth century as a first name and later was adopted as a family name.
Lachman Demographics
Average Male Lachman Height
176.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lachman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lachman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lachman (Bengali: লছমন, Hindi: लच्मण, Marathi: लचमन, Oriya: ଲଛମନ, Russian: Лачман) occurs most in Pakistan. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lachman? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 49,202nd most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 696,373 people. The surname Lachman is mostly found in Asia, where 39 percent of Lachman reside; 37 percent reside in South Asia and 36 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Lachman is also the 31,389th most widely held first name globally It is held by 25,634 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 3,776 people, or 1 in 47,310. In Pakistan it is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found, Punjab, where 0 percent are found and Balochistan, where 0 percent are found. Other than Pakistan this surname occurs in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Suriname, where 8 percent are found.
Lachman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lachman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lachman last name expanded 849 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 314 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lachman Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lachman surname are 1.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.09% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lachman earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.8% more than the national average, earning R 289,440 per year; in United States they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $46,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.53% less than the national average, earning $47,928 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lachman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lachman in the Bengali language | ||
| লছমন | lachamana | - |
| Lachman in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲଛମନ | lachamana | 75 |
| ଲକ୍ଷନ | laksana | 10 |
| ଲଛମାନ | lachamana | 5 |
| ଲଛନ | lachana | 5 |
| ଲଚମନ | lacamana | 5 |
| Lachman in the Hindi language | ||
| लच्मण | lacmana | 36.51 |
| लच्मन | lacmana | 19.05 |
| लक्ष्मन | laksmana | 11.11 |
| लक्ष्मण | laksmana | 7.94 |
| लछमन | lachamana | 6.35 |
| लछ्मन | lachmana | 4.76 |
| लच्छमन | lacchamana | 4.76 |
| लचमन | lacamana | 4.76 |
| लक्षमण | laksamana | 1.59 |
| लछ्मण | lachmana | 1.59 |
| लछिमन | lachimana | 1.59 |
| Lachman in the Marathi language | ||
| लचमन | lacamana | 22.64 |
| लछमन | lachamana | 18.87 |
| लाचमन | lacamana | 13.21 |
| लच्मन | lacmana | 11.32 |
| लाच्मान | lacmana | 7.55 |
| लाचमान | lacamana | 7.55 |
| लच्मण | lacmana | 5.66 |
| लाच्मन | lacmana | 3.77 |
| लच्मान | lacmana | 3.77 |
| लालचन | lalacana | 1.89 |
| लछमण | lachamana | 1.89 |
| Lachman in the Russian language | ||
| Лачман | lacman | - |
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