Lerk Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Lerk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria231:370,23639,193
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Lerk (69) may also be a first name.

Lerk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerk (Russian: Лерк) is found most in Austria. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerk? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,075,631st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. Lerk is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Lerk are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 69 people.

This surname is most numerous in Austria, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 370,236. In Austria it is mostly concentrated in: Styria, where 96 percent are found and Salzburg, where 4 percent are found. Other than Austria this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 17 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 12 percent are found.

Lerk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lerk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lerk surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lerke891,072/
Lerkh89382/
Lierk8920/
Leark8919/
Lerck899/
Leerk898/
Lehrk892/
Loerk892/
Lerzk891/
Lerrk890/
Leurck80116/
Lierck8022/
Lerkhe8021/
Lercke8019/
Lerkhs806/
Leerek803/
Learke802/
Learck800/
Leirek800/
Lark756,648/
Lork75627/
Lerg75243/
Lirk75151/
Lärk7565/
Lörk7510/
Lerc756/
Ljrk752/
Lyrk751/
Lerkova737/
Llercke731/
Larck67226/
Lyrek67178/
Lörke67152/
Lorck67121/
Lörks67102/
Larkk6731/
Lairk6720/
Leerg6712/
Liråk674/
Larrk674/
Larkh673/
Lergh673/
Learg672/
Loerq672/
Llork671/
Lirks671/
Layrk671/
Lyrks671/
Loerg671/
Lorkh671/
Lirkh671/
Lhork671/
Lierg671/
Luirk670/

Lerk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lerk in the Russian language
Леркlerk-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lerk
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