Lerka Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Lerka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland4971:76,47611,937
Ukraine351:1,300,648109,855
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England31:18,572,686338,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Lerka (58) may also be a first name.

Lerka Last Name Facts

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

Lerka (Georgian: ლერკა, Russian: Лерка) is borne by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 559,940th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,852,815 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Lerka are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 88 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 58 people.

The last name Lerka is most widely held in Poland, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 76,476. Besides Poland this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Lerka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lerka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lerka surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lerka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lerka surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

Lerka earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.78% more than the national average, earning $54,705 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Learka91301/
Lerkka9115/
Lierka917/
Lerkay911/
Learkai832/
Lerkach832/
Lerke801,072/
Larka80484/
Lärka80281/
Lerca80162/
Lorka80120/
Lirka80114/
Lerko8073/
Lyrka8023/
Lerky800/
Larkai733,596/
Lehrke732,229/
Larkay7396/
Lerkki7395/
Lierke7331/
Leirki7330/
Lercas7328/
Larkka7325/
Lerkhe7321/
Lercke7319/
Larhka7313/
Hlorka7312/
Liarka739/
Lohrka735/
Lercad734/
Lorkah733/
Hlarka732/
Learke732/
Lirkas732/
Lerket731/
Llorka731/
Lercat731/
Larrka731/
Larkah731/
Lorkaa731/
Leurke731/
Lerkot731/
Lerkiy731/
Lhorka731/
Larkha731/
Lerkey730/
Leerkes67365/
Liercke6767/
Lerkhis6753/
Leherko6725/
Lerkout673/
Larckay672/
Liehrke672/
Lerkish671/
Lercker671/
Laireka671/
Larhkah671/
Lorkaha671/
Leurhko671/
Loerkey671/
Llercke671/

Lerka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lerka in the Georgian language
ლერკაlerka-
Lerka in the Russian language
Леркаlerka-

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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 Lerka
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