Lösch Surname
Approximately 8,317 people bear this surname
Lösch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,501 | 1:10,733 | 1,352 |
| Austria | 559 | 1:15,233 | 2,259 |
| Italy | 139 | 1:439,976 | 47,271 |
| Switzerland | 74 | 1:110,985 | 11,556 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Losch (5,532) are calculated separately.
Lösch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lösch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lösch is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Losch. For other possible spellings of Lösch click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lösch? popularity and diffusion
It is the 60,560th most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 876,223 people. Lösch occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lösch live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 7,501 people, or 1 in 10,733. In Germany Lösch is most common in: Bavaria, where 26 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 7 percent live and Italy, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Losch | 93 | 5,532 | / |
| Lösche | 91 | 2,359 | / |
| Lösh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lesch | 80 | 9,399 | / |
| Lasch | 80 | 5,767 | / |
| Löcht | 80 | 12 | / |
| Läsch | 80 | 3 | / |
| Löschová | 77 | 5 | / |
| Löh | 75 | 247 | / |
| Loesch | 73 | 5,885 | / |
| Leusch | 73 | 1,024 | / |
| Laasch | 73 | 463 | / |
| Laesch | 73 | 427 | / |
| Leesch | 73 | 329 | / |
| Liasch | 73 | 141 | / |
| Läsche | 73 | 62 | / |
| Lyasch | 73 | 22 | / |
| Lessch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Luisch | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lash | 67 | 12,076 | / |
| Lesh | 67 | 4,349 | / |
| Losh | 67 | 2,363 | / |
| Löhe | 67 | 467 | / |
| Löst | 67 | 36 | / |
| Löss | 67 | 32 | / |
| Löth | 67 | 14 | / |
| Löhs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Läch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lostsch | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lösch
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