Lechenault Surname

914,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lechenault Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lechenault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2861:232,24736,019
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Libya11:6,243,9746,186

The alternate forms: Léchenault (1) are calculated separately.

Lechenault Last Name Facts

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

Lechenault is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Léchenault. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lechenault.

How Common Is The Last Name Lechenault? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 914,967th most widely held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 25,129,469 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Lechenault reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 232,247. In France it is most prevalent in: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 64 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent are found. Beside France it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 1 percent are found and The Congo, where 0 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Lechenault
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