Lechner Surname

12,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,799 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany19,2931:4,173471
Austria14,1701:60132
United States5,6311:64,3687,531
Italy1,3851:44,1567,949
France6871:96,68514,142
Brazil4911:435,99716,544
Switzerland3381:24,2993,829
Canada3331:110,64711,850
Netherlands2451:68,92711,758
Czechia2211:48,1158,039
Hungary1781:55,1485,819
Argentina1431:298,90523,873
Thailand1131:625,118105,836
Australia951:284,16525,304
Israel871:98,36411,357
Slovakia561:95,29418,290
England481:1,160,79354,689
Croatia411:103,13716,264
Poland391:974,58370,126
Sweden271:364,69525,646
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Monaco121:3,089236
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Norway71:734,61250,907
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
China61:227,886,92811,701
Finland61:916,11741,832
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4761:105,50110,598

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.

- kailechner

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leichner931,506/
Leschner93504/
Loechner93391/
Leuchner93137/
Lechsner9336/
Leachner9318/
Laechner9316/
Letchner9310/
Lechnert931/
Lechnner931/
Lecner9218/
Lechne920/
Leuschner887,001/
Leischner882,015/
Leichsner8833/
Lieschner8822/
Letschner887/
Leichener882/
Leaschner881/
Leichjner881/
Leitchner880/
Lochner869,000/
Lachner863,681/
Lichner861,140/
Löchner861,063/
Lekhner86666/
Leshner86527/
Lechnir86128/
Lychner8668/
Leczner8644/
Lechnyr8632/
Lächner8626/
Lehsner869/
Lechney861/
Lehzner861/
Leicner861/
Lecne831/
Lechnerová82258/
Lechnerova824/
Leischnier821/
Lietschner821/
Leykhner80209/
Lischner80145/
Leishner8082/
Laichner8063/
Leihsner8023/
Litchner8015/
Leushner8012/
Leikhner802/
Leyshner801/
Lachnier801/
Loichner801/
Lehijner801/
Lochnear800/
Leichnir800/
Leichnerová786/
Leschnerová781/
Lesner772,016/
Lezner77323/
Léhner77170/
Lexner77143/
Lechna7795/
Lešner7749/
Leshne7724/
Lejner7720/
Licner776/
Lekhne771/
Lehsne771/
Lechny770/
Lichne770/
Litschner7519/
Leichnetz7510/
Laischner755/
Lishchner754/
Leischnerová7424/
Leisner712,995/
Leißner71945/
Liesner71821/
Letzner71731/
Leysner71523/
Lichnerová71329/
Liczner71272/
Leixner71239/
Lechnio71206/
Lishner71160/
Lejnert71148/
Lesnier71132/
Leusner71124/
Leszner7197/
Lechnýř7168/
Likhner7161/
Lecenne7147/
Leizner7133/
Leshney7130/
Leasner7130/
Lykhner7124/
Hlezner7123/
Leschny7121/
Lajhner7119/
Ließner7118/
Lichney7114/
Leijner7113/
Leußner7110/
Léhnert718/
Leschni716/
Lechnyrova715/
Lejzner714/
Leišner714/
Lejsner713/
Litcner713/
Lichnerova712/
Leyzner712/
Lichnie711/
Lesneur710/
Leuzner710/
Lesne673,652/
Leissner67859/
Litchney6754/
Leiszner6752/
Liessner6737/
Lejne6728/
Leassner6727/
Gliesner6716/
Leisnert6710/
Lietzner6710/
Lexne679/
Gliezner675/
Leacheni674/
Leitsner672/
Lieszner672/
Leijsner672/
Lischnerová672/
Laishner672/
Lezne671/
Loyshner671/
Lejszner671/
Leisgner671/
Leuszner671/
Lettsner671/
Lescenne671/
Leutzner670/
Lichness670/
Lesnnert670/
Leitzner670/

Lechner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lechner in the Arabic language
ليخنرlykhnr-

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