Lersh Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lersh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lersh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine481:948,39090,036
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Lersh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lersh (Russian: Лерш) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lersh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lersh is the 2,530,696th most widespread last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Lersh are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Lersh is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 948,390. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 88 percent live, Luhansk Oblast, where 8 percent live and Mykolaiv Oblast, where 2 percent live. Barring Ukraine Lersh is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 16 percent live and Colombia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lersch911,893/
Loersh911/
Learsh910/
Lers8950/
Liersch831,974/
Loersch83260/
Leersch8388/
Lerscht8316/
Learsch8313/
Leirsch839/
Lehrsch834/
Lersche831/
Learsht831/
Lerch8022,387/
Leurs803,898/
Leers801,206/
Larsh801,038/
Liers80632/
Loers80519/
Leirs80497/
Lears80274/
Lerås8011/
Lorsh809/
Lhers808/
Lehrs806/
Lersz806/
Lerst805/
Laers805/
Lerse804/
Hlers801/
Leyrs801/
Lersø801/
Lirsh801/
Lershova774/
Hlersche771/
Lerche735,544/
Lörsch73468/
Lorsch73301/
Lirsch73190/
Loehrs73146/
Larsch73138/
Learst7374/
Learch7371/
Liersz7340/
Øhlers7312/
Leerch736/
Leuhrs734/
Learse732/
Lahrsh732/
Letrch731/
Gliers731/
Lheurs731/
Leirås731/
Lercht730/
Leihrs730/
Lehers730/
Lerschová717/
Lars671,153/
Lors67313/
Lerš6719/
Lörs6711/
Lirs678/
Lersova672/
Lahiers672/
Leathrs671/
Learche670/

Lersh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lersh in the Russian language
Лершlers-

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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
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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 Lersh
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