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 more frequently found in The Faroe Islands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lervig? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lervig is the 1,666,404th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Lervig occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Lervig live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in The Faroe Islands, where it is borne by 62 people, or 1 in 790. Other than The Faroe Islands it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Denmark, where 20 percent reside.

Lervig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lervig are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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