Ljach Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Ljach Surname User-submission:

It is a typical Polish surname, derived from the name of an ancient West Proto-Slavic tribe, the Lendians, whose founder, according to folklore, was Lech. It was also an Slavic exonym used for Poles.

Ljach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Ljach Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a typical Polish surname, derived from the name of an ancient West Proto-Slavic tribe, the Lendians, whose founder, according to folklore, was Lech. It was also an Slavic exonym used for Poles.

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Ljach Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ljach occurs most in Czechia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ljach? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ljach reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The surname Ljach is most frequent in Czechia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 817,959. In Czechia it is most frequent in: Plzeň Region, where 38 percent live, Liberec Region, where 23 percent live and Prague, where 15 percent live. Aside from Czechia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ljah8921/
Leach8091,645/
Ljaic8028/
Ljahh8015/
Ljaci808/
Ljahu804/
Ljahs801/
Ljaha801/
Ljiah801/
Ljachová779/
Ljachowa771/
Ljachova771/
Lja7514/
Lehach73386/
Lijahe73301/
Lyhach73116/
Lihach7342/
Lujjah739/
Lesach736/
Leijah735/
Leasch735/
Ljahaj734/
Lleach734/
Ljajci732/
Lajhah732/
Lajjah732/
Leyjah731/
Hlijah731/
Lujiah731/
Leeach731/
Lijjah731/
Liah6710,493/
Lija678,490/
Leah677,680/
Lezaich6777/
Lcho6776/
Ljha6766/
Lcha6751/
Ljaš6735/
Hlyhach6714/
Ljas6714/
Lesache6714/
Llja678/
Lsah678/
Ljau677/
Leseach676/
Ljaz674/
Laajhah673/
Ljai673/
Ljahova672/
L'Hatch672/
Ljay672/
Laayach672/
Ljaj672/
Ljaa672/
Ljia672/
Lzac671/
Hlja671/
Ljho671/
Ljad671/
Lsja671/
Lihahch671/
Lijoche671/
Leijahh671/
Ljoc671/
Lėja671/
Léah671/
Hleijah671/
L'Hache671/
Leaeach670/

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