Lerkh Surname

751,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Lerkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3181:453,21742,717
Ukraine461:989,62492,482
Kazakhstan151:1,178,83365,606
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Lerkh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerkh (Russian: Лерх) has its highest incidence in Russia. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerkh? popularity and diffusion

Lerkh is the 751,291st most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 19,077,345 people. The last name Lerkh is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Lerkh reside; 73 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 73 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 453,217. In Russia Lerkh is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 32 percent live, Tula Oblast, where 30 percent live and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 13 percent live. Other than Russia Lerkh occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 12 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 4 percent live.

Lerkh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lerkh last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lerkh last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 45.45% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lerkhe9121/
Lerkhs916/
Lerk8982/
Lerch8022,387/
Lerke801,072/
Lierk8020/
Leark8019/
Lerhs8014/
Lerhe8014/
Lerck809/
Leerk808/
Lergh803/
Larkh803/
Loerk802/
Lehrk802/
Lerzk801/
Lirkh801/
Lorkh801/
Lerrk800/
Lerche735,544/
Leurck73116/
Learch7371/
Lerchs7331/
Lierck7322/
Lercke7319/
Leerch736/
Leerek733/
Learke732/
Lerhøj731/
Letrch731/
Lercht730/
Lierch730/
Learck730/
Leirek730/
Leurch730/
Lark676,648/
Lork67627/
Lerg67243/
Lirk67151/
Lärk6765/
Lörk6710/
Lerkova677/
Lerc676/
Leerech675/
Leerhøj674/
Ljrk672/
Llercke671/
Lyrk671/
Learcth670/
Learche670/

Lerkh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lerkh in the Russian language
Лерхlerh-

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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 Lerkh
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