Lechnitz Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Lechnitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lechnitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria251:340,61736,996
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Lechnitz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lechnitz is most common in Austria. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lechnitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Lechnitz live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Lechnitz is most widely held in Austria, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 340,617. In Austria it is mostly found in: Vienna, where 92 percent live and Lower Austria, where 8 percent live. Apart from Austria Lechnitz exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leichnitz94171/
Leschnitz944/
Leichnetz8210/
Leitshnitz780/
Lizhnitz755/
Lishnitz753/
Leshnits751/
Lesniz711/
Lechnioch711/
Lecnić711/
Leichenich6749/
Leshnić672/
Lesnic572,161/
Lešnić5726/
Lesnić5718/
Lečnić577/
Lesnez571/
Lesnitsova561/
Lesnich5315/
Lesznic531/
Leznets531/
Lesnych531/
Lekhnych505/
Lekhnech502/

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Lechnitz Reference & Research

Leichnitz Surname Project - This project seeks to discover more information on the origins of the surname and how the families are related.

Leichnitz FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Leichnitz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lechnitz
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis