Lyach Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkmenistan
Highest density in:
Turkmenistan

Lyach 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.

Lyach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lyach 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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Lyach Last Name Facts

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

Lyach (Russian: Ляч) is held by more people in Turkmenistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyach? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lyach is the 1,955,159th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Lyach occurs mostly in Asia, where 56 percent of Lyach live; 46 percent live in Central Asia and 46 percent live in Islamo-Slavic Central Asia.

The surname Lyach is most commonly used in Turkmenistan, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 148,354. Aside from Turkmenistan it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 19 percent reside and Russia, where 18 percent reside.

Lyach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lyach has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lyach last name increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyach Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lyach last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Lyach earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 174.05% more than the national average, earning $118,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyaich914/
Lyaych912/
Lyache911/
Lach8920,602/
Lyashch8311/
Lyaiche831/
Leach8091,645/
Lyakh8010,049/
Lache803,749/
Llach801,510/
Laich801,295/
Latch801,229/
Lauch80703/
Lachs80684/
Liach80123/
Hlach8052/
Loych8018/
Leych8011/
Lajch8010/
Lyoch808/
Lachh807/
Lacht807/
Laach805/
Lgach804/
Laïch802/
Lacsh801/
Lachp801/
Laych801/
Ladch801/
Lazch800/
Lyachová7721/
Lyachova772/
Lac7528,030/
Laiche736,214/
Latsch732,090/
Lashch73946/
Laucht73483/
Leache73298/
Lauche73263/
Leatch73223/
Layche73172/
Laache73142/
Latche73103/
Lauchs7393/
Laicht7351/
Llache7348/
Loyche7337/
Laïche7323/
Lajcht7315/
Laatch7312/
Lajche7310/
Lahych7310/
Llachs736/
Lachhe735/
Lautch735/
Laitch734/
Lleach734/
Lyaukh733/
Lahach733/
Lyaykh732/
Liache732/
Lhache732/
Leachs731/
Lachsz731/
Ladche731/
Lhaich731/
Lahche731/
Laichz731/
Laaich731/
Lachse730/
Lacsch730/
Loch6719,363/
Laci672,020/
Lakh671,826/
Laatsch671,744/
Lahache67891/
Lauc67671/
Lachová67528/
Lautsch67512/
Lacz67462/
Leac67169/
Laic67132/
Lacs67131/
Laitsch6783/
Liatche6775/
Lachova6767/
Liac6742/
Łach6741/
Lahz6736/
Llac6730/
Llatche6727/
Latzsch6724/
Laaïche6722/
Lauchsz679/
L'Aïche676/
Lachche674/
Lauthch674/
Leyc673/
Lazh673/
Laac673/
Ladc672/
Lahc672/
Laayche672/
L'Hatch672/
Laastch671/
Lleache671/
Lyoshch671/
Lóch671/
Laïtche671/
Layc671/
Lattsch671/
Laushch671/
Laitche671/
L'Hache671/
Laadsch671/
Latc671/
Lauchse671/
Geelach670/

Lyach Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lyach in the Russian language
Лячlac-

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