Lork Surname
Approximately 627 people bear this surname
Lork Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 439 | 1:183,384 | 21,405 |
| United States | 43 | 1:8,429,278 | 367,833 |
| Russia | 35 | 1:4,117,802 | 198,221 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| Cambodia | 13 | 1:1,191,319 | 5,802 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Lörk (10) are calculated separately.
Lork (29) may also be a first name.
Lork Demographics
Average Lork Salary in
United States
$38,919 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lork Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lork Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lork (Russian: Лорк) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Lörk. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lork? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 519,402nd most widely held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 11,622,880 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Lork live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 29 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 183,384. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 66 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.
Lork Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lork has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lork last name increased 391 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lork Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lork last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Lork earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.8% less than the national average, earning $38,919 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning $48,225 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lörk | 92 | 10 | / |
| Lorke | 89 | 949 | / |
| Lorck | 89 | 121 | / |
| Loerk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Llork | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lhork | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lorkh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lorcke | 80 | 13 | / |
| Lourke | 80 | 3 | / |
| Loirek | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loorke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lohrks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lark | 75 | 6,648 | / |
| Lurk | 75 | 176 | / |
| Lorg | 75 | 168 | / |
| Lerk | 75 | 82 | / |
| Lorc | 75 | 66 | / |
| Lärk | 75 | 65 | / |
| Lorx | 75 | 32 | / |
| Lorková | 73 | 190 | / |
| Lorkova | 73 | 17 | / |
| Larke | 67 | 1,961 | / |
| Lerkh | 67 | 382 | / |
| Larck | 67 | 226 | / |
| Lörke | 67 | 152 | / |
| Lourg | 67 | 116 | / |
| Lörks | 67 | 102 | / |
| Larkk | 67 | 31 | / |
| Larkz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Lurke | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lerck | 67 | 9 | / |
| Leerk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Loirc | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lourková | 67 | 6 | / |
| Larrk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laurk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Llorc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luurk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Larkh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loerq | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehrk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lohrx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhorg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lohrg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loerg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhorx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lurck | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lerrk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Loirg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Luirk | 67 | 0 | / |
Lork Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lork in the Russian language | ||
| Лорк | lork | - |
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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 Lork
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