Lerić Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Lerić Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerić Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia461:155,32510,561
Bosnia and Herzegovina441:80,3737,783
Croatia151:281,90728,677
Montenegro21:319,7827,691

The alternate forms: Leric (478) & Léric (1) are calculated separately.

Lerić Last Name Facts

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

Lerić is held by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Leric or Léric. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerić? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,775,494th most frequently held last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lerić reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Lerić is most commonly held in Serbia, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 155,325. In Serbia it is mostly concentrated in: West Bačka District, where 98 percent live and Belgrade, where 2 percent live. Not including Serbia this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 41 percent live and Croatia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leric93478/
Léric871/
Lorić8075/
Lirić8036/
Larić803/
Lerici73364/
Leritz73354/
Litrić73267/
Lerich73175/
Leroiz7310/
Leruiz7310/
Leeric738/
Lieric733/
Leariz731/
Lerics731/
Leroic731/
Leriec731/
Learic731/
Leriche678,673/
Leirich67507/
Lehrich67386/
Leiritz67170/
Leyritz6762/
Leyrits6737/
Leyrich679/
Lereich678/
Lerrich678/
Lejrich675/
Learich671/
Leraich671/
Lieritz671/
Laeritz671/

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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 Lerić
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