Lasch Surname

83,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Lasch Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Lash, a pet form of Lazarus (help of God).

Lasch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,9571:27,2253,597
United States1,2911:280,75826,177
Brazil8521:251,2619,674
France1261:527,16472,630
Belarus851:111,77716,625
Austria841:101,37414,603
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Luxembourg331:17,5923,875
Kazakhstan321:552,57839,450
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Chile231:765,93416,989
Slovakia211:254,11739,106
Czechia171:625,49860,070
England141:3,979,861125,553
Paraguay131:556,6737,036
Norway121:428,52437,411
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belize11:355,4743,977
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:330,38625,648

The alternate forms: Läsch (3) are calculated separately.

Lasch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Lash, a pet form of Lazarus (help of God).

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

Lasch Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lasch (Russian: Лащ) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Läsch. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lasch? popularity and diffusion

It is the 83,869th most widespread last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,263,663 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Lasch live; 56 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Lasch is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,957 people, or 1 in 27,225. In Germany Lasch is primarily concentrated in: Saxony, where 32 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.

Lasch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lasch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lasch last name increased 849 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lasch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Lasch surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Lasch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.47% less than the national average, earning 261,384 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 418.17% more than the national average, earning R 1,231,370 per year; in United States they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning $48,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $48,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Läsch933/
Lausch913,722/
Lashch91946/
Laasch91463/
Laesch91427/
Lasche91154/
Liasch91141/
Laisch9125/
Lyasch9122/
Leasch915/
Laysch911/
Lach8920,602/
Lash8912,076/
Lasc89508/
Laatsch831,744/
Lassche831,198/
Lausche83135/
Laitsch8383/
Lyashch8311/
Laussch839/
Laastch831/
Lattsch831/
Laushch831/
Laadsch831/
Leach8091,645/
Lesch809,399/
Lösch808,317/
Losch805,532/
Lache803,749/
Llach801,510/
Laich801,295/
Latch801,229/
Liash801,077/
Lauch80703/
Laish80612/
Lyash80393/
Laush80331/
Laash80170/
Lashe80137/
Liach80123/
Laysh80112/
Hlach8052/
Lasht8013/
Lajch8010/
Laesh809/
Lachh807/
Lacht807/
Laach805/
Lazsc803/
Lassh802/
Laïch802/
Lashh802/
Leash801/
Llash801/
Lgash801/
Lashd801/
Lachp801/
Laych801/
Lasce801/
Latsh801/
Lascs801/
Liasc801/
Ladch801/
Lahsh801/
Lascz801/
Hlash801/
Lazch800/
Laschová7737/
Llaatsch771/
Laschova771/
Lastzsch771/
Lahyshch771/
Lac7528,030/
Las7517,389/
Laiche736,214/
Loesch735,885/
Leusch731,024/
Leisch73789/
Laucht73483/
Losche73390/
Leesch73329/
Leache73298/
Lauche73263/
Lahush73225/
Leatch73223/
Layche73172/
Laszcz73152/
Lahysh73143/
Laache73142/
Loisch73108/
Latche73103/
Loosch7389/
Loysch7385/
Laicht7351/
Liaush7350/
Llache7348/
Lousch7338/
Lyaush7334/
Loshch7327/
Laïche7323/
Lajcht7315/
Laatch7312/
Lhashe7310/
Lajche7310/
Lojsch7310/
Lahych7310/
Laushe737/
Lashth737/
Lachhe735/
Lautch735/
Lyaich734/
Laitch734/
Lleach734/
Laisht734/
Laisth734/
Lahach733/
Lyaych732/
Laatsh732/
Laishe732/
Liache732/
Lhache732/
Lessch731/
Ladshe731/
Lashst731/
Leaush731/
Lodsch731/
Lyache731/
Ladche731/
Lhaich731/
Lhashh731/
Lathsh731/
Lahche731/
Laichz731/
Laaich731/
Leashe730/
Luisch730/
Leashp730/
Lauschová7142/
Lyaschova712/
Lase6744,207/
Loch6719,363/
Last6717,862/
Laus677,915/
Lais676,283/
Lace675,949/
Lass675,755/
Lias675,414/
Laas675,111/
Lesh674,349/
Losh672,363/
Leas672,354/
Leitsch671,075/
Lays67992/
Lahache67891/
Lyas67834/
Lats67625/
Lashova67536/
Hlas67508/
Loutsch67469/
Lahs67259/
Lajh67236/
Lasz67170/
Lajs67159/
Liatche6775/
Laís6770/
Llas6760/
Łach6741/
Llac6730/
Lahashe6728/
Llatche6727/
Laaïche6722/
Lascova6711/
Lasd679/
Lousche678/
Lads677/
L'Aïche676/
Lachche674/
Lazs674/
Lauthch674/
Lazh673/
Laac673/
Ladc672/
Lahc672/
Losc672/
Laayche672/
L'As672/
L'Hatch672/
Lasp671/
Leische671/
Laatsth671/
Laìs671/
Lösh671/
Lleache671/
Lostsch671/
Loustch671/
Lyoshch671/
Läch671/
Lóch671/
Laïs671/
Laïtche671/
Layc671/
Laitche671/
L'Hache671/
Leatshe671/
Lyaiche671/
Liosche671/
Latc671/
Laxs671/

Lasch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lasch in the Russian language
Лащlas-

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