Lachmann Surname

47,858th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Lachmann Surname Definition:

(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.

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Lachmann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9,2861:8,6701,068
United States3801:953,83971,121
France2341:283,85843,588
Austria2331:36,5475,912
Poland931:408,69643,526
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Venezuela671:450,8078,956
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Hungary461:213,39717,734
Denmark431:131,27211,828
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Czechia351:303,81338,544
England281:1,989,93178,001
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Norway191:270,64728,127
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Namibia31:803,13415,170
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Lachmann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Lachmann has been known to translate into 'men of the lake'. This surname is rumored to have been given to a family that lived near a lake in Germany.

- jlachmann

Lachmann Last Name Facts

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

Lachmann (Russian: Лачманн) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lachmann? popularity and diffusion

Lachmann is the 47,858th most numerous family name in the world, held by around 1 in 675,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Lachmann are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Lachmann is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 9,286 people, or 1 in 8,670. In Germany Lachmann is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live and Saxony, where 13 percent live. Aside from Germany it is found in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Lachmann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lachmann has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lachmann Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lachmann are 14.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lachmann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.98% less than the national average, earning 283,842 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.44% less than the national average, earning R 113,016 per year; in United States they earn 26.92% more than the national average, earning $54,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $50,985 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lachmann Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lachmann in the Russian language
Лачманнlacmann-

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