Lerchi Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Lerchi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerchi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland391:210,58818,223
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Lerchi (19) may also be a first name.

Lerchi Last Name Facts

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

Lerchi (Russian: Лерчи) occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerchi? popularity and diffusion

Lerchi is the 2,661,929th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Lerchi is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Lerchi are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lerchi is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 19 people.

Lerchi is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 210,588. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of Zürich, where 33 percent reside, Canton of Graubünden, where 26 percent reside and Canton of St Gallen, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Switzerland Lerchi occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lerchie9236/
Learchi923/
Lerchai921/
Lerci9110/
Lerhi911/
Lertchai8643/
Lerdchai867/
Lerche835,544/
Larchi83242/
Lorchi8338/
Lerhis833/
Lerhøi831/
Leurci831/
Lercha831/
Lirchi831/
Lerceh831/
Lercher772,308/
Lercier77121/
Lerkhis7753/
Lorchai7736/
Lerhcha775/
Lerchey773/
Leerhøi773/
Larchie772/
Laerche771/
Learchy771/
Lersche771/
Laarchi771/
Lhirchi771/
Larchai771/
Learche770/
Lercy731,625/
Lerca73162/
Lercă7396/
Lerzi7323/
Lerhe7314/
Lersi7313/
Lerce733/
Lerhy730/
Liersche711/
Hlersche711/
Lertsche710/
Lerscher710/
Larche672,028/
Leursi67411/
Lerkki6795/
Lerssi6762/
Lerher6737/
Leirki6730/
Lerkhe6721/
Lercke6719/
Lirche6715/
Liorci6711/
Learsi677/
Lertsi675/
Lerzis675/
Lörche673/
Lorche673/
Larchy672/
Lärche672/
Lergie671/
Lerhøj671/
Learcy671/
Lehrji671/
Lerkiy671/
Lerzio671/
Lersis671/
Lorchy670/
Learce670/
Learhy670/
Lersie670/
Lircis670/
Lercey670/
Leirhy670/

Lerchi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lerchi in the Russian language
Лерчиlerci-

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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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  • 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 Lerchi
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