Lernan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Argentina

Lernan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lernan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lernan (11) may also be a first name.

Lernan Last Name Facts

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

Lernan is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lernan.

How Common Is The Last Name Lernan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Lernan live; 75 percent live in South America and 50 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held forename on earth, held by 11 people.

The surname Lernan is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 107,037,166. In Brazil Lernan is mostly found in: Ceará, where 100 percent live. Not including Brazil this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Lernan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lernan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lernan surname contracted 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lernan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lernan surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Learnan926/
Lernane921/
Lehrnan921/
Liernan921/
Lernand920/
Leernan920/
Learnane860/
Lernahan860/
Lernon83158/
Lernam833/
Larnan833/
Lornan832/
Learnhand801/
Larnahn772/
Lahrnan771/
Lohrnan771/
Learnon771/
Lernham770/
Learngon711/
Learnond711/
Lohrnann711/
Larnahan710/
Larnon6715/
Lornon670/
Lyrnon670/

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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 Lernan
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