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Where Does The Last Name Lehm Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lehm occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lehm? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Lehm is the 392,486^th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Lehm reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 427 people, or 1 in 188,537. In Germany Lehm is primarily found in: Saxony, where 27 percent live, Bavaria, where 13 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 23 percent live and Brazil, where 15 percent live.

Lehm Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Lehm has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 235 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lehm Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Lehm surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Lehm earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning 377,626 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.53% more than the national average, earning $50,282 USD per year.