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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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/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lechner? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,818th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 166,386 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Lechner live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lechner is also the 1,717,090th most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 36 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 19,293 people, or 1 in 4,173. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 68 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname is found in 61 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Lechner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lechner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lechner surname grew 1,183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lechner Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lechner surname are 16.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.39% registered with the political 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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Footnotes
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