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 surname Lechner (Arabic: ليخنر) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Lechner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lechner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lechner is the 12,818th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 166,386 people. The last name Lechner occurs predominantly 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 common first name at a global level. It is borne by 36 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 19,293 people, or 1 in 4,173. In Germany Lechner is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 68 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany Lechner exists in 61 countries. It also occurs 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 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 bearing the Lechner surname are 16.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.39% being registered to vote for 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

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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