Lercke Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lercke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lercke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150

Lercke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lercke is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lercke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lercke is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. Lercke occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Lercke live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Lercke is most common in Denmark, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 332,042. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Region Zealand, where 59 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 35 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Denmark this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liercke9267/
Llercke921/
Lercker921/
Lerke911,072/
Lerck919/
Lerce913/
Lerche835,544/
Lehrke832,229/
Loerke83523/
Leurck83116/
Lierke8331/
Lierck8322/
Lerkhe8321/
Laerke8317/
Lorcke8313/
Learke832/
Leurke831/
Lerket831/
Lerceh831/
Larcke831/
Learce830/
Learck830/
Lerkey830/
Lercey830/
Lerk8082/
Lerc806/
Leerkes77365/
Loehrke77312/
Larckeh776/
Lerchey773/
Liehrke772/
Larckie771/
Loerkey771/
Learche770/
Loerhke770/
Larke731,961/
Lorke73949/
Lerka73567/
Lerkh73382/
Lerca73162/
Lörke73152/
Lercă7396/
Lärke7323/
Lierk7320/
Leark7319/
Leerk738/
Lirce734/
Lehrk732/
Lerzk731/
Lerky730/
Lerrk730/
Loehrkey712/
Larkey671,483/
Lohrke67604/
Löhrke67319/
Learka67301/
Larkeh67127/
Lerkki6795/
Larkee6791/
Lerque6765/
Lerchi6753/
Leirki6730/
Lerkka6715/
Lirche6715/
Lahrke6715/
Larcky678/
Lierka677/
Lerkhs676/
Leerek673/
Lörche673/
Lorkeh672/
Lärche672/
Loerky672/
Llarke672/
Lerkay671/
Lerkiy671/
Lorkee671/
Leirek670/
Lairce670/
Lorkey670/
Lorcky670/
Lirkes670/

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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 Lercke
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