Lentsch Surname

212,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Austria

Lentsch Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of little Lanzo, a pet form of Lando (land).

Lentsch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8321:435,64837,501
Austria7531:11,3091,569
France931:714,22389,679
Italy871:702,95059,950
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Canada401:921,14070,350
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
England41:13,929,515290,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Lentsch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of little Lanzo, a pet form of Lando (land).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lentsch Last Name Facts

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

Lentsch is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lentsch? popularity and diffusion

Lentsch is the 212,324th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,756,467 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Lentsch live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 832 people, or 1 in 435,648. In The United States Lentsch is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 32 percent are found, South Dakota, where 9 percent are found and Iowa, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 39 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Lentsch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lentsch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lentsch last name grew 3,081 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lentsch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lentsch last name are 25.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lentsch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.42% more than the national average, earning $46,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.99% more than the national average, earning $58,122 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lentzsch93454/
Lentch9228/
Lenzsch8646/
Lentcsh867/
Lentchs865/
Lentshe864/
Lentche861/
Lents832,272/
Lench83955/
Lentc833/
Läntzsch8029/
Lintsche8017/
Lenche7733/
Lintch7710/
Lentse778/
Lenchs774/
Lients770/
Lenc731,466/
Lnch731/
Lemtche711/
Lehench710/
Lynch67257,138/
Lentz6731,019/
Lenci673,751/
Linch672,714/
Lints67807/
Lencz67319/
Lentsova67271/
Lencs6752/
Länts6743/
Lynts6729/
Lends674/
Lintc671/
Lnnch670/

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