Lork Surname

519,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 627 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Lork Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lork Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4391:183,38421,405
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Poland171:2,235,809104,965
Cambodia131:1,191,3195,802
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
France81:8,302,840321,660
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Liechtenstein51:7,6761,080
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Lörk (10) are calculated separately.

Lork (29) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lörk9210/
Lorke89949/
Lorck89121/
Loerk892/
Llork891/
Lhork891/
Lorkh891/
Lorcke8013/
Lourke803/
Loirek801/
Loorke800/
Lohrks800/
Lark756,648/
Lurk75176/
Lorg75168/
Lerk7582/
Lorc7566/
Lärk7565/
Lorx7532/
Lorková73190/
Lorkova7317/
Larke671,961/
Lerkh67382/
Larck67226/
Lörke67152/
Lourg67116/
Lörks67102/
Larkk6731/
Larkz6715/
Lurke6713/
Lerck679/
Leerk678/
Loirc676/
Lourková676/
Larrk674/
Laurk674/
Llorc673/
Luurk673/
Larkh673/
Loerq672/
Lehrk672/
Lohrx671/
Lhorg671/
Lohrg671/
Loerg671/
Lhorx671/
Lurck670/
Lerrk670/
Loirg670/
Luirk670/

Lork Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lork in the Russian language
Лоркlork-

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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 Lork
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