Lersen Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lersen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Lersen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lersen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lersen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,432,070th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Lersen reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Lersen is most common in: Berlin, where 59 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 41 percent reside. Beside Germany Lersen exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 45 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.

Lersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lersen last name expanded 250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lersen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lersen surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Lersen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.55% less than the national average, earning $29,104 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leersen9273/
Liersen9257/
Lerssen9235/
Laersen926/
Leursen922/
Learsen921/
Leerssen86277/
Lerschen8698/
Leerhsen8618/
Leerseen861/
Leuhrsen861/
Learssen861/
Leershen861/
Larsen83253,067/
Lerjen83226/
Lerson83118/
Lergen8325/
Lersin8325/
Lorsen8315/
Lercen832/
Lersan831/
Lerzen830/
Lirsen830/
Leerschen8026/
Larssen772,844/
Learson77193/
Lerchen77190/
Leerson7758/
Lahrsen7748/
Lairsen7735/
Laarsen7725/
Larsien7724/
Lergent775/
Lersand774/
Larsenn773/
Lierson773/
Lersson773/
Leyrson772/
Learsan772/
Lharsen772/
Larrsen771/
Liercen771/
Lersane771/
Lerssin771/
Lershan771/
Lersing771/
Larseen771/
Laersin770/
Lersion770/
Lehrson770/
Leirson770/
Leurson770/
Leyrgen770/
Larsn7323/
Lahrssen7153/
Larsåsen7127/
Lershina712/
Leirsand711/
Learsson711/
Larsén67390/
Larsin67107/
Larzen6768/
Lorsin6750/
Lorsan6730/
Larsan6730/
Lörgen6717/
Larßen678/
Lergin676/
Lirson673/
Lercan672/
Larsãn671/
Larssn671/
Lheirsson671/
Lirsan671/
Larsèn671/
Lorzen670/

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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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  • 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 Lersen
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