Lercy Surname

245,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,625 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Lercy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lercy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1,6241:16,2721,819
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Lercy (779) may also be a first name.

Lercy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lercy is found most frequently in Yemen. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lercy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lercy is the 245,043rd most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,484,644 people. The last name Lercy is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Lercy reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 100 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 293,989th most common given name on earth, held by 779 people.

The surname Lercy is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 1,624 people, or 1 in 16,272. In Yemen Lercy is primarily found in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 83 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 8 percent are found and Aden Governorate, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Yemen this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Learcy911/
Lercey910/
Lerchey833/
Learchy831/
Lerca80162/
Lersy80136/
Lerzy8038/
Lerci8010/
Lerce803/
Lircy800/
Lerche735,544/
Lerchi7353/
Lersey7323/
Learsy7321/
Leurci731/
Lerceh731/
Laircy730/
Lergey730/
Learce730/
Lercher672,308/
Lercier67121/
Laircey6744/
Learchi673/
Lerchai671/
Lersche671/
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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lercy
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