Lerchen Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lerchen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerchen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Lerchen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerchen is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Lerchen.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerchen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,227,038th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 38,355,505 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Lerchen live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States it is primarily found in: Michigan, where 51 percent are found, Washington, where 10 percent are found and Connecticut, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Denmark, where 4 percent are found.

Lerchen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lerchen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lerchen surname expanded 1,007 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lerchen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lerchen are 7.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.29% being registered with the party.

Lerchen earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.33% less than the national average, earning $39,122 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lerschen9398/
Lercen922/
Leerschen8826/
Lerchin8614/
Lerheng861/
Liercen861/
Lörchen861/
Larchen860/
Leerhsen8018/
Larchien801/
Leershen801/
Lerjen77226/
Lersen7733/
Lergen7725/
Lerhin771/
Lerken771/
Lerhem771/
Lerzen770/
Learchind750/
Lerheim7185/
Leersen7173/
Larchin7165/
Liersen7157/
Lerssen7135/
Lorchin7110/
Larchyn716/
Lergent715/
Leursen712/
Lertsen711/
Lerchyshyn711/
Learsen711/
Lehrken711/
Lerhing710/
Leyrgen710/
Leerssen67277/
Leirheim6720/
Lerhchim674/
Lershina672/
Leerseen671/
Learssen671/
Larchain671/
Leuhrsen671/
Lerhkind670/

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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 Lerchen
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