Lachr Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chile
Highest density in:
Chile

Lachr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lachr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lachr Last Name Facts

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

Lachr is borne by more people in Chile than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lachr? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lachr is the 7,593,402nd most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Lachr live; 67 percent live in South America and 67 percent live in Hispanic Southern America.

It is most frequent in Chile, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,404,118. In Chile it is primarily found in: Santiago Metropolitan Region, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Chile Lachr occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Lachr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lachr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lachr surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lachre911/
Lacr8910/
Laicher83166/
Leacher8330/
Lajcher837/
Leachsr831/
Lakhr808/
Lazhr801/
Laucr801/
Lashr801/
Lochr800/
Lakhre738/
Lakhrh731/
Lashrt731/
Laishr731/
Lochre730/
Leicher671,739/
Lazr6729/
Lajr677/
Lasr675/
Láhr672/
Laxr671/
Lajeher671/
Locr671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lachr
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