Lervik Surname

237,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,692 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Lervik Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lervik Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,4021:3,668334
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Finland591:93,1649,704
Sweden481:205,14114,201
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lervik Last Name Facts

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

Lervik occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lervik? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lervik is the 237,286th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,307,060 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Lervik are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 1,402 people, or 1 in 3,668. In Norway Lervik is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 46 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent reside and Central Norway, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Norway this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Finland, where 3 percent reside.

Lervik Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lervik has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lervik surname grew 7,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lervik Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lervik are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lervik earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.74% less than the national average, earning 336,606 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.34% less than the national average, earning $38,686 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leirvik92714/
Lervick92191/
Lerviks9217/
Lorvik83219/
Lervig83119/
Larvik8331/
Lervic838/
Lerwick77290/
Larvick77147/
Lorvick7739/
Leervig7733/
Lyrevik776/
Lerwisk771/
Lerveke770/
Lerwike770/
Leirveke710/
Lorvig6746/
Lerwic6713/
Larwik674/
Leruig671/
Larvek670/
Larwick6257/
Leerbek6215/
Lerbeck622/
Leerbeck57107/
Leirbekk5730/
Lehrbäck5729/
Lharwick573/
Lehrbeck570/
Lairwick570/
Larwig5064/
Loruig502/
Lorwig500/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lervik
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