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
Lasch Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Lasch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lasch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lasch (Russian: Лащ) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Läsch. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lasch? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 83,869th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,263,663 people. The last name Lasch occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Lasch reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The last name Lasch is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 2,957 people, or 1 in 27,225. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saxony, where 32 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside. Other than Germany Lasch occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Brazil, where 15 percent reside.
Lasch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lasch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lasch last name grew 849 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lasch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Lasch surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.
In The United States those holding the Lasch last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political 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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