Léchenne Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Léchenne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Léchenne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1891:43,4556,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lechenne (117) are calculated separately.

Léchenne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Léchenne is found most frequently in Switzerland. It may also appear as a variant: Lechenne. Click here for other potential spellings of Léchenne.

How Common Is The Last Name Léchenne? popularity and diffusion

The surname Léchenne is the 1,227,038th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Léchenne is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Léchenne live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 78 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Léchenne is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is carried by 189 people, or 1 in 43,455. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Republic and Canton of the Jura, where 66 percent are found, Canton of Bern, where 11 percent are found and Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Léchenne
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