Lerz Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Lerz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England41:13,929,515290,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

The alternate forms: Lerż (1) are calculated separately.

Lerz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lerz is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Lerż. Click here for further potential spellings of Lerz.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 970,883rd most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. Lerz is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Lerz live; 63 percent live in North America and 63 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 167 people, or 1 in 2,170,413. In The United States it is most common in: Connecticut, where 33 percent are found, Ohio, where 16 percent are found and Virginia, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent are found and Argentina, where 2 percent are found.

Lerz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lerz surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the political party.

Lerz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.13% more than the national average, earning $53,129 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lerż921/
Lierz89410/
Laerz8924/
Loerz8911/
Lertz893/
Leirz891/
Letrz891/
Lerdz891/
Ler863,129/
Lez86308/
Liertz8056/
Laertz8033/
Learez808/
Loertz802/
Lgertz801/
Leurtz800/
Lehr7522,276/
Lear7516,808/
Lier756,834/
Leer754,224/
Lere751,989/
Lorz751,842/
Lesz75506/
Leur75338/
Lhez75331/
Leiz75289/
Lert75232/
Leir75214/
Lerh75160/
Lörz75136/
Lerp75112/
Lärz7584/
Lher7577/
Larz7551/
Lerø7544/
Leez7542/
Hler7541/
Ller7541/
Letr7523/
Leaz7522/
Hlez7521/
Leyz7512/
Lezh7512/
Lerd758/
Lerr757/
Lerc756/
Llez753/
Leyr752/
Lejr752/
L'Er751/
Lirz751/
Lezj751/
Leeredz731/
L'Gertz731/
Lerch6722,387/
Liehr673,122/
Leard672,131/
Lortz671,852/
Glier67997/
Leyre67496/
Leire67478/
L'Her67434/
Leisz67339/
Lartz67320/
Laarz67156/
Lheur67118/
Leyhr67107/
Lejre67103/
Leusz6796/
Leird6795/
Leere6794/
Hller6785/
Hlere6772/
Liesz6748/
Leehr6741/
Lerre6738/
Lehrh6731/
Leare6723/
Llere6722/
Lerts6720/
Lhert6718/
Lehyr6716/
Leihr6715/
Leart6715/
Lörtz6715/
Lerhe6714/
Lerhs6714/
Lerci6710/
Leicz678/
Lärtz678/
Lharz676/
Lhere676/
Hlier675/
Learh675/
Lierr675/
Lherd675/
Le'er674/
Lertt674/
Leejr673/
Lethr673/
Lhler673/
Lirtz673/
Leirt672/
Hhler672/
Leitr672/
Lezhë672/
Leezh672/
Lordz671/
Llear671/
Llier671/
Lheir671/
Leirr671/
Leisr671/
Learp671/
Learr671/
Lehrt671/
Lírez671/
Larzh671/
Larzs671/
Leerh671/
Lersø671/
Őhler671/
Lgeer671/
Lheer671/
Leyzc671/
Lertx671/
Lehtr671/
Leert670/
Larrz670/
Lehrd670/
Lerrt670/
Llher670/
Lerrd670/

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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 Lerz
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