Lervig Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Faroe Islands
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Lervig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lervig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Faroe Islands621:790118
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Lervig Last Name Facts

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

Lervig is carried by more people in The Faroe Islands than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lervig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,666,404th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Lervig reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in The Faroe Islands, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 790. Outside of The Faroe Islands Lervig is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Denmark, where 20 percent reside.

Lervig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lervig last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the party.

Lervig earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.96% more than the national average, earning $56,941 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leervig9233/
Lervik831,692/
Lorvig8346/
Lervic838/
Leruig831/
Leirvik77714/
Lervick77191/
Lerviks7717/
Lorvik67219/
Larwig6764/
Larvik6731/
Lerwic6713/
Loruig672/
Lorwig670/
Lerwick62290/
Larvick62147/
Lorvick6239/
Lyrevik626/
Lerwisk621/
Lerveke620/
Lerwike620/
Leirveke570/
Larwik504/
Larvek500/

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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 Lervig
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