Lech Surname

26,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,025 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Lech Surname Definition:

(Czech-Slovakian) One of high birth or exalted rank, a noble.

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Lech Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland16,0481:2,368214
United States1,6641:217,82421,189
Brazil5911:362,22413,850
Germany4511:178,50420,909
Canada2471:149,17215,241
France2431:273,34542,057
England1861:299,55922,824
Australia771:350,59429,558
Argentina641:667,86646,303
Israel611:140,28914,966
Norway481:107,13114,344
Czechia451:236,29932,568
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Sweden441:223,79015,522
Slovakia331:161,71128,420
Spain211:2,226,28755,801
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Lech (35,476) may also be a first name.

Lech Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Czech-Slovakian) One of high birth or exalted rank, a noble.

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

User-submitted Reference

It is a typical Polish surname, derived from the name of an ancient West Proto-Slavic tribe, the Lendians, whose founder, according to folklore, was Lech. It was also an Slavic exonym used for Poles.

- ivifetita

Lech Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lech (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻠﺶ, Oriya: େଲଚ, Russian: Леч) occurs in Poland more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lech? popularity and diffusion

Lech is the 26,830th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 363,922 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Lech are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 24,475th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 35,476 people.

Lech is most frequently held in Poland, where it is borne by 16,048 people, or 1 in 2,368. Aside from Poland this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Brazil, where 3 percent are found.

Lech Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lech has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lech surname increased 3,962 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,094 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 375 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lech Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lech last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lech last name are 0.009999999999998% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lech earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 6.29% less than the national average, earning 324,320 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 12.5% more than the national average, earning R 267,336 per year; in United States they earn 5.49% more than the national average, earning $45,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.83% more than the national average, earning $52,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leach8991,645/
Leech8921,866/
Lesch899,399/
Leche892,618/
Letch891,050/
Leich891,006/
Liech89775/
Leuch89623/
Llech89211/
Lecht89164/
Loech8922/
Hlech8913/
Leych8911/
Laech895/
Lechh895/
Lehch891/
Lechs891/
Lejch891/
Lecsh891/
Leh868,408/
Lec86594/
Leitch8015,697/
Leicht8010,110/
Letsch802,638/
Liesch801,642/
Leetch801,026/
Leusch801,024/
Leisch80789/
Lesche80567/
Leesch80329/
Leache80298/
Letche80241/
Leatch80223/
Leshch80201/
Gliech8062/
Lescht8060/
Leiche8057/
Leichs8048/
Lestch8031/
Leeche8012/
Leasch805/
Lleach804/
Lejcht804/
Llecht801/
Lessch801/
Leachs801/
Leichh801/
Leecht801/
Ledche801/
Lettch801/
L'Hech801/
Lheche801/
Lehych801/
Lach7520,602/
Loch7519,363/
Lesh754,349/
Lekh753,486/
Leci752,511/
Leyh752,326/
Lich752,169/
Lych75826/
Leih75321/
Leuh75243/
Lecz75226/
Leac75169/
Lerh75160/
Lece75125/
Lieh75110/
Lehs7568/
Lleh7520/
Lezh7512/
Leph7511/
Llec759/
Liec756/
Lehp754/
Leyc753/
Lehh753/
Ledh752/
Leec752/
Lehz752/
Leic752/
Lehc751/
Hlec751/
Läch751/
Hleh751/
L'Eh751/
Le H751/
Lheh751/
Lejh751/
Leitsch731,075/
Letsche73587/
Leutsch73237/
Lietsch73227/
Lechová73109/
Lechova7379/
Letzsch7376/
Leetsch7337/
Leheche7333/
Gliesch7326/
Lletche7310/
Leitche732/
Liehsch731/
Leische731/
Leitchs731/
Leithch731/
Lleache731/
Hletche731/
Lechtch731/
Lechowa731/
Leitcht730/
Letchse730/
Le677,542,572/
Licht678,770/
Leece672,188/
Liche671,928/
Llach671,510/
Laich671,295/
Lisch671,089/
Leush67592/
Lehec67559/
Litch67411/
Lytch67372/
Hloch67279/
Leshe67212/
Lesce67167/
Leaci67127/
Hleha67127/
Liach67123/
Lesci67107/
Liehs67103/
Luich6799/
Leace6787/
Leihs6785/
Leish6781/
Hlekh6774/
Glietsch6765/
Lecső6761/
Lehse6753/
Hlach6752/
Lichs6751/
Leijh6750/
Leucz6749/
Leitzsch6746/
Leehr6741/
Leutzsch6739/
Le He6738/
Leschova6734/
Lesht6722/
Leics6722/
Lekhe6720/
Lehyt6720/
Leheň6720/
Leice6719/
Leysh6718/
Loych6718/
Lehiy6716/
Letth6715/
Löcht6712/
Leesh6711/
Lajch6710/
Hlich679/
Lehce679/
Leschová679/
Leschøtt679/
Lyoch678/
Leicz678/
Leyhs678/
Lachh677/
Lietzsch677/
Lehst675/
Llesh675/
Laach675/
Leaph674/
Leechová673/
Läsch673/
Luych673/
Lloch673/
Leeph672/
Lepfh672/
Leahc672/
Llich672/
Liejh672/
Lessh672/
Liesh672/
Lezhë672/
Laïch672/
Leshd672/
Leezh672/
Leash671/
Leiph671/
Lysch671/
Lohch671/
Lescz671/
Leddh671/
Leeyh671/
Lehds671/
Leidh671/
Laych671/
Lehdj671/
Ledci671/
Läche671/
Lèche671/
Leiht671/
Ledshche671/
Leerh671/
Letht671/
Lethz671/
Lheeh671/
Lichì671/
Leetc671/
Leeyc671/
Leesc671/
Lyhch671/
Leyzc671/
Lekhh671/
Letce671/
Leixh671/
Leekh671/
Hleih671/
Lycht670/
Leikh670/
Lhehe670/
Liecs670/
Letsh670/
Lietc670/
Liehy670/
Leehs670/
Leecs670/
Loich670/

Lech Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lech in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻠﺶallsh-
Lech in the Oriya language
େଲଚelaca-
Lech in the Russian language
Лечlec-

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Lech Reference & Research

Leach DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Leach FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lech
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