Lych Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lych Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lych Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine5511:82,61811,801
Russia1351:1,067,57880,773
Belarus721:131,95918,850
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Lych (18) may also be a first name.

Lych Last Name Facts

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

Lych (Russian: Лыч) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lych? popularity and diffusion

It is the 420,074th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,822,695 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Lych are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 18 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 551 people, or 1 in 82,618. In Ukraine Lych is most frequent in: Kiev Oblast, where 35 percent reside, Kiev, where 26 percent reside and Kherson Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Besides Ukraine this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 16 percent reside and Belarus, where 9 percent reside.

Lych Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lych has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lych last name grew 126 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 69 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lych Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lych surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Lych last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Lych earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.07% less than the national average, earning $26,290 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lytch89372/
Loych8918/
Leych8911/
Lyoch898/
Luych893/
Lyhch891/
Laych891/
Lycht890/
Lyc8641/
Layche80172/
Løyche8072/
Loyche8037/
Lahych8010/
Lyaich804/
Lyuich804/
Lytsch802/
Lyaych802/
Lyshch802/
Luyche801/
Lehych801/
Lech7520,025/
Lich752,169/
Lykh7525/
Lyzh757/
Lycs755/
Leyc753/
Lyhc751/
Läch751/
Layc751/
Lydc751/
Lytc751/
Lyhz751/
Lyjh751/
Lhyc751/
Lychova7361/
Laayche732/
Louyche731/
Lyaiche731/
Leach6791,645/
Leech6721,866/
Licht678,770/
Leche672,618/
Liche671,928/
Laich671,295/
Letch671,050/
Leich671,006/
Liech67775/
Leuch67623/
Litch67411/
Llech67211/
Lecht67164/
Luich6799/
Lichs6751/
Laykh6748/
Hlech6713/
Lajch6710/
Hlich679/
Lechh675/
Luykh674/
Llich672/
Lahyshch671/
Lyhhs671/
Lythc671/
Lehch671/
Lechs671/
Läche671/
Lèche671/
Lejch671/
Lichì671/
Leeyc671/
Lecsh671/
Lythz671/
Loich670/
Lyths670/

Lych Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lych in the Russian language
Лычlyc-

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Lych Reference & Research

Lynch DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Lynch FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lych
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis