Lerca Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Lerca Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerca Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1301:154,44516,256
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lercă (96) are calculated separately.

Lerca (10) may also be a first name.

Lerca Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lerca is found most in Romania. It may occur as a variant: Lercă. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerca? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,364,059th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name Lerca is predominantly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Lerca are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name internationally It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 130 people, or 1 in 154,445. In Romania it is most frequent in: Botoșani County, where 72 percent live, Suceava County, where 22 percent live and Galați County, where 3 percent live. Aside from Romania it occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lercă9396/
Lercas9128/
Lercia915/
Lercad914/
Lercat911/
Lercha911/
Lerhcha835/
Learcia833/
Lerchai831/
Lorca8024,303/
Lercy801,625/
Lerka80567/
Lerza80268/
Lerco80225/
Larca80190/
Lirca80173/
Lersa8017/
Lerci8010/
Lerce803/
Lerja802/
Lörca801/
Lertchai7743/
Lerdchai777/
Llleurca771/
Leatrcia771/
Lercault770/
Llorca7312,654/
Lerche735,544/
Learka73301/
Liorca7362/
Lerchi7353/
Lhorca7341/
Lercke7319/
Lerkka7315/
Lercoz7313/
Lertsa739/
Lersia738/
Lierka737/
Lercio733/
Lergia731/
Lerkay731/
Lierco731/
Lerceh731/
Lerxha731/
Llarca731/
Learcy731/
Lercos731/
Lercho731/
Lercey730/
Lercot730/
Learce730/
Lercier67121/
Liercke6767/
Lliorca6712/
Learchi673/
Lerchey673/
Learkai672/
Lerkach672/
Larckay672/
Lhercio671/
Llercke671/
Lercker671/
Lerchot671/
Laharca671/
Leersco671/
Learcio671/
Learchy671/
Lerdsap671/
Learche670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lerca
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