Lechner Surname
Approximately 43,799 people bear this surname
Lechner Surname User-submission:
This surname was taken by families living near or at the Lech River in South Germany and Austria. It's a tributary of the Danube.
Lechner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 19,293 | 1:4,173 | 471 |
| Austria | 14,170 | 1:601 | 32 |
| United States | 5,631 | 1:64,368 | 7,531 |
| Italy | 1,385 | 1:44,156 | 7,949 |
| France | 687 | 1:96,685 | 14,142 |
| Brazil | 491 | 1:435,997 | 16,544 |
| Switzerland | 338 | 1:24,299 | 3,829 |
| Canada | 333 | 1:110,647 | 11,850 |
| Netherlands | 245 | 1:68,927 | 11,758 |
| Czechia | 221 | 1:48,115 | 8,039 |
| Hungary | 178 | 1:55,148 | 5,819 |
| Argentina | 143 | 1:298,905 | 23,873 |
| Thailand | 113 | 1:625,118 | 105,836 |
| Australia | 95 | 1:284,165 | 25,304 |
| Israel | 87 | 1:98,364 | 11,357 |
| Slovakia | 56 | 1:95,294 | 18,290 |
| England | 48 | 1:1,160,793 | 54,689 |
| Croatia | 41 | 1:103,137 | 16,264 |
| Poland | 39 | 1:974,583 | 70,126 |
| Sweden | 27 | 1:364,695 | 25,646 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Spain | 19 | 1:2,460,633 | 58,585 |
| Monaco | 12 | 1:3,089 | 236 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 476 | 1:105,501 | 10,598 |
Lechner (36) may also be a first name.
Lechner Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname was taken by families living near or at the Lech River in South Germany and Austria. It's a tributary of the Danube.
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Average Lechner Salary in
United States
$44,308 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lechner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lechner Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lechner (Arabic: ليخنر) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lechner? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 12,818th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 166,386 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Lechner reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 78 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 36 people.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 19,293 people, or 1 in 4,173. In Germany Lechner is most common in: Bavaria, where 68 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Lechner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lechner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lechner last name rose 1,183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lechner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lechner last name are 16.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.39% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lechner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 57.16% less than the national average, earning €12,864 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.84% less than the national average, earning R 150,096 per year; in United States they earn 2.69% more than the national average, earning $44,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,136 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lechner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lechner in the Arabic language | ||
| ليخنر | lykhnr | - |
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