Lasch Surname
Approximately 5,767 people bear this surname
Lasch Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Lash, a pet form of Lazarus (help of God).
Lasch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,957 | 1:27,225 | 3,597 |
| United States | 1,291 | 1:280,758 | 26,177 |
| Brazil | 852 | 1:251,261 | 9,674 |
| France | 126 | 1:527,164 | 72,630 |
| Belarus | 85 | 1:111,777 | 16,625 |
| Austria | 84 | 1:101,374 | 14,603 |
| Russia | 40 | 1:3,603,076 | 182,447 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Luxembourg | 33 | 1:17,592 | 3,875 |
| Kazakhstan | 32 | 1:552,578 | 39,450 |
| Poland | 29 | 1:1,310,647 | 81,985 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Chile | 23 | 1:765,934 | 16,989 |
| Slovakia | 21 | 1:254,117 | 39,106 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 152 | 1:330,386 | 25,648 |
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).
Lasch Demographics
Average Lasch Salary in
United States
$48,542 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Lasch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lasch in the Russian language | ||
| Лащ | las | - |
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