Lerwis Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Lerwis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerwis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Lerwis (186) may also be a first name.

Lerwis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lerwis is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lerwis.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerwis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lerwis is the 8,193,072nd most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Lerwis occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Lerwis reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lerwis is also the 667,122nd most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 186 people.

Lerwis is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Arizona, where 50 percent reside and Michigan, where 50 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Mexico, where 20 percent reside.

Lerwis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lerwis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lerwis surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lerwic8313/
Lerwes831/
Leruis831/
Lervis831/
Lerwicz7714/
Leuruis771/
Larvis6711/
Leruiz6710/
Lervic678/
Lerbes675/
Lervys670/
Lorvis670/
Laruis670/
Leerves6213/
Llerves627/
Llerbes621/
Laarhuis57298/
Lerruesh579/
Leruiche571/
Leruez50226/
Lorves50191/
Larves5014/
Laruiz501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lerwis
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