Lesch Surname

54,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lesch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lesch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,1951:19,1912,537
United States2,4881:145,68315,042
South Africa1,9751:27,4323,508
France1821:364,96054,499
Austria1131:75,35811,422
Finland831:66,2257,481
Canada621:594,28449,093
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
England321:1,741,18971,393
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Belarus211:452,43144,053
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Luxembourg71:82,9356,145
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
China21:683,660,78330,601
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1771:283,72122,815

Lesch (40) may also be a first name.

Lesch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lesch (Russian: Лещ) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Lesch click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lesch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,197th most common surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 775,353 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Lesch reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,614,485th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 40 people.

It is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 4,195 people, or 1 in 19,191. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent are found, Hesse, where 15 percent are found and Saarland, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and South Africa, where 21 percent are found.

Lesch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lesch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lesch last name grew 1,406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lesch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States Lesch are 10.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lesch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 20.94% more than the national average, earning R 287,388 per year; in United States they earn 15.99% more than the national average, earning $50,049 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.92% more than the national average, earning $53,122 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loesch915,885/
Letsch912,638/
Liesch911,642/
Leusch911,024/
Leisch91789/
Lesche91567/
Laesch91427/
Leesch91329/
Leshch91201/
Lescht9160/
Lestch9131/
Leasch915/
Lessch911/
Lech8920,025/
Lesh894,349/
Lesc896/
Leitsch831,075/
Letsche83587/
Leetsch8337/
Gliesch8326/
Liehsch831/
Leische831/
Lieschc831/
Leach8091,645/
Leech8021,866/
Lösch808,317/
Lasch805,767/
Losch805,532/
Leche802,618/
Lisch801,089/
Letch801,050/
Leich801,006/
Leush80592/
Leshe80212/
Llech80211/
Lesce80167/
Lecht80164/
Leish8081/
Lescs8025/
Lesht8022/
Leysh8018/
Loesh8015/
Hlech8013/
Leesh8011/
Leych8011/
Laesh809/
Llesh805/
Lechh805/
Läsch803/
Lessh802/
Liesh802/
Leshd802/
Leash801/
Lysch801/
Lescz801/
Lehch801/
Lejch801/
Leesc801/
Leszc801/
Letsh800/
Leschova7734/
Leschová779/
Leschøtt779/
Ledshche771/
Les7510,374/
Lec75594/
Leitch7315,697/
Leicht7310,110/
Leetch731,026/
Lätsch73923/
Leszcz73902/
Litsch73628/
Laasch73463/
Leache73298/
Letche73241/
Leatch73223/
Liasch73141/
Loisch73108/
Lischt73104/
Luysch73101/
Loysch7385/
Läsche7362/
Leiche7357/
Lische7350/
Leshtz7341/
Laisch7325/
Lyasch7322/
Leyshe7315/
Leeche7312/
Lojsch7310/
Leeseh736/
Leishe736/
Lleach734/
Lejcht734/
Letshe734/
Leisht732/
Lishch732/
Lytsch732/
Lyshch732/
Llecht731/
Leichh731/
Laysch731/
Hlisch731/
Leecht731/
Ledche731/
Lettch731/
L'Hech731/
Lheche731/
Lleshe731/
Lehych731/
Leashe730/
Luisch730/
Listch730/
Leeshe730/
Lischh730/
Leitsh730/
Leashp730/
Leischová715/
Leitszsch711/
Lees6738,110/
Leis6714,460/
Lash6712,076/
Leys679,129/
Leus676,872/
Less673,666/
Lies673,481/
Losh672,363/
Leas672,354/
Lish672,282/
Lich672,169/
Lese671,750/
Lets67891/
Lesz67506/
Leshova67250/
Lles67152/
Lescova67141/
Lest67139/
Lece67125/
Litsche67115/
Laitsch6783/
Lehs6768/
Løes6751/
Lysh6746/
Hles6739/
Leheche6733/
Lejs6731/
Lieszcz6714/
Lezh6712/
Lexs6710/
Lletche6710/
Llec679/
Leds675/
Leyc673/
Leec672/
Leitche672/
Lesj672/
Lisc671/
Leithch671/
Lehc671/
Hlec671/
Leís671/
Lösh671/
Lischtt671/
Loheesh671/
Lleache671/
Lyoshch671/
Läch671/
Hletche671/
Lechtch671/
Leÿs671/
Lechowa671/
Leatshe671/
Ljsc671/
Ljsh671/
Lhes671/
Lejh671/
Leitcht670/
Lesp670/

Lesch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lesch in the Russian language
Лещles-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lesch
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