Laerke Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Laerke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Laerke (72) may also be a first name.
Laerke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Laerke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Laerke occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Laerke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Laerke live; 71 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in Scandinavia. Laerke is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 72 people.
The last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,641,126. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Skåne County, where 50 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 33 percent reside and Halland County, where 17 percent reside. Barring Sweden Laerke exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 18 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layerke | 92 | 1 | / |
| Larke | 91 | 1,961 | / |
| Lerke | 91 | 1,072 | / |
| Lehrke | 83 | 2,229 | / |
| Larkey | 83 | 1,483 | / |
| Loerke | 83 | 523 | / |
| Larkeh | 83 | 127 | / |
| Larkee | 83 | 91 | / |
| Larkie | 83 | 81 | / |
| Lierke | 83 | 31 | / |
| Lerkhe | 83 | 21 | / |
| Lercke | 83 | 19 | / |
| Lahrke | 83 | 15 | / |
| Llarke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Learke | 83 | 2 | / |
| Leurke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Laherk | 83 | 1 | / |
| Larcke | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lerkey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Laurke | 83 | 0 | / |
| Luerke | 83 | 0 | / |
| Loehrke | 77 | 312 | / |
| Liercke | 77 | 67 | / |
| Loerker | 77 | 16 | / |
| Larckeh | 77 | 6 | / |
| Layreke | 77 | 6 | / |
| Liehrke | 77 | 2 | / |
| Laierce | 77 | 1 | / |
| Larkhie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laurkie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Larkque | 77 | 1 | / |
| Larkkee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Leuerke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loerkey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Laerche | 77 | 1 | / |
| Llercke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loerhke | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lorke | 73 | 949 | / |
| Larky | 73 | 326 | / |
| Larki | 73 | 277 | / |
| Lörke | 73 | 152 | / |
| Lärke | 73 | 23 | / |
| Loerk | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lerky | 73 | 0 | / |
| Loehrkey | 71 | 2 | / |
| Laherche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lajurker | 71 | 1 | / |
| Larkai | 67 | 3,596 | / |
| Larkki | 67 | 3,364 | / |
| Lohrke | 67 | 604 | / |
| Löhrke | 67 | 319 | / |
| Learka | 67 | 301 | / |
| Larkay | 67 | 96 | / |
| Lerkki | 67 | 95 | / |
| Lerque | 67 | 65 | / |
| Lairki | 67 | 46 | / |
| Leirki | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lorcke | 67 | 13 | / |
| Liarki | 67 | 9 | / |
| Larcky | 67 | 8 | / |
| Loerks | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lourke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lorkeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loerky | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loerce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Larkoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lerkiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lorkie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lorkee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lerkay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Larkoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lorkey | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Laerke
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