Larks Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Larks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Larks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3611:1,004,04174,162
England271:2,063,63279,942
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Larks Last Name Facts

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

Larks is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Larks? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 725,073rd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Larks live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Larks is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 361 people, or 1 in 1,004,041. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 35 percent are found, Louisiana, where 22 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Larks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Larks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 6,017 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Larks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Larks surname are 5.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.67% being registered with the party.

Larks earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.92% less than the national average, earning $38,437 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Larkås913/
Larcks913/
Laurks911/
Lörks80102/
Larkz8015/
Lorks805/
Lerks800/
Lörcks73173/
Lerkhs736/
Loerks735/
Larqus731/
Lohrks730/
Larcse730/
Loercks674/
Laurx6025/
Larxe6013/
Larxx601/
Lerchs5531/
Larcce551/

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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
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  • 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 Larks
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