Lech is used as a family name or surname in Poland. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Lech
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Poland
Meaning: Name worn in Alsace-Lorraine. It can be a place name met in Germany and Austria (this is the name of a tributary of the Danube), but rather to think of a Polish personal name very common (name of the legendary hero of the first tribe Polish).

How popular is Lech?

Lech is common in Poland.

Lech is ranked 24702 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Lech bearers increased by 3.888025 per cent in 2010 US census to 1336 since 2000, the surname slipped by 584 spots and ranked at 20029. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.09 95.88
Hispanic or Latino 2.32 1.32
Black 1.65 0
Others 1.05 0.86
Lech is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Poland which signifies that it is originated from Poland. Around 20751 people have been found who wears Lech as their family name. Lech is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
122,390 Belarus4
6,779 Nicaragua3
50,640 Switzerland2
13,552 Qatar2
15,999 Slovakia2
24,766 Scotland2
28,083 Romania2
124,220 Italy2
28,746 Algeria1
37,779 Serbia1
30,360 Thailand1
16,283 Lithuania1
53,033 Nigeria1
25,721 Egypt1
18,969 Wales1
14,644 Tunisia1
36,678 Singapore1
9,498 Iceland1
38,830 Morocco1
38,063 Mauritania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
42,238 Spain50
30,661 Czech Republic46
7,570 Ireland38
62,494 Netherlands22
52,530 Belgium22
377,825 Russia17
202,099 Ukraine14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
9,137 Denmark64
16,052 Sweden58
13,876 Norway52
Countries with hundreds of Lech:
13,857 Germany740
19,725 Brazil652
21,023 England247
15,609 Canada238
50,564 France196
40,399 Argentina119
43,624 South Africa110
22,774 Australia108
12,545 Austria105
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Lech:
21,957 United States1,439
Countries with ten thousands of Lech:
191 Poland16,278
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Lech Namesakes

  • Adelheid Lechler, Musical Artist
  • Stanley Lechtzin, Artist
  • Héctor Lechuga, Actor
  • Luca Lechthaler, Basketball Player
  • Grzegorz Lech, Soccer player
  • Auguste Lechner, Author
  • Beate S. Lech, Singer
  • Jan Lechaba, Soccer player
  • Birgit Lechtermann, Author
  • Shane Lechler, Football punter
  • In 2008 comedy flick, Kup teraz, Beata Lech played Piotr's wife.
  • In 1986 crime flick, Na calosc, Jacek Lech portrayed Robert.

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