Lersch Surname

216,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lersch Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lersch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9121:88,27411,126
United States4961:730,76457,356
Brazil3111:688,34225,342
Australia571:473,60936,415
Austria281:304,12334,120
Belgium231:499,85448,667
England131:4,286,005132,302
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Lersch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lersch is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lersch? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 216,733rd most numerous last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,849,734 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Lersch live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 912 people, or 1 in 88,274. In Germany Lersch is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 56 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 19 percent reside and Bavaria, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Brazil, where 16 percent reside.

Lersch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lersch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lersch last name expanded 902 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lersch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lersch surname are 6.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.39% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lersch earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning 321,021 kr per year and in United States they earn 17.17% more than the national average, earning $50,556 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liersch921,974/
Loersch92260/
Leersch9288/
Lerscht9216/
Learsch9213/
Leirsch929/
Lehrsch924/
Lersche921/
Lerch9122,387/
Lersh9158/
Hlersche861/
Lerche835,544/
Lörsch83468/
Lorsch83301/
Lirsch83190/
Larsch83138/
Learch8371/
Leerch836/
Loersh831/
Letrch831/
Learsh830/
Lercht830/
Lers8050/
Lerschová807/
Learsht771/
Learche770/
Leurs733,898/
Leers731,206/
Larsh731,038/
Lörch73693/
Liers73632/
Loers73519/
Leirs73497/
Lears73274/
Lärch7323/
Lirch7314/
Lerås7311/
Lorsh739/
Lhers738/
Lehrs736/
Lersz736/
Lerst735/
Laers735/
Lerse734/
Lerce733/
Lersø731/
Lirsh731/
Hlers731/
Leyrs731/
Lershova714/
Loehrs67146/
Learst6774/
Liersz6740/
Lirche6715/
Øhlers6712/
Lhirch674/
Leuhrs674/
Lörche673/
Lahrsh672/
Lärche672/
Learse672/
Lheurs671/
Leirås671/
Gliers671/
Lehers670/
Learce670/
Leihrs670/

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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
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  • 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 Lersch
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