Lerakis Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Lerakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece651:170,45827,584
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Canada111:3,349,599180,238

Lerakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerakis occurs most in Greece. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lerakis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lerakis is the 1,666,404th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name Lerakis is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Lerakis live; 55 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 55 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Greece, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 170,458. In Greece Lerakis is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 48 percent live, Crete, where 45 percent live and North Aegean, where 6 percent live. Outside of Greece this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 36 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Lerakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lerakis surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lerakis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $42,298 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning $38,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leraki9235/
Lyrakis86197/
Lehraki86105/
Lerakhi8699/
Lirakis8659/
Lorakis864/
Lerzaki861/
Larakis861/
Lehraiki80172/
Liarakis8038/
Litrakis8011/
Lereckis801/
Liraki77420/
Lyraki77148/
Leraka7795/
Leroki771/
Lerake770/
Leroquais7559/
Lieraka716/
Lerachi712/
Lirakki711/
Lairaki711/
Leracke710/

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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 Lerakis
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