Lechance Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Lechance Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lechance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lechance Last Name Facts

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

Lechance is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lechance? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,057,639th most common family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Lechance live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Lechance is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maine, where 20 percent live, Tennessee, where 20 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Lechance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lechance has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lechance surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lechance Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lechance last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the political party.

Lechance earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lechange881/
Leconce806/
Leschanz75207/
Leshange7596/
Lesanche7513/
Leechans751/
Lechonca751/
Lesange6719/
Leicans6714/
Leshans673/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lechance
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