Lorkin Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Monaco

Lorkin Surname Definition:

= Larkin, q.v.

Lorkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3681:73,3588,625
England1171:476,22330,919
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Wales51:618,90625,852
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lorkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Larkin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rare variant of Larkin, q.v. Bibl

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Rare variant of Larkin, q.v. Bibl

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A diminutive of Lawrence.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lorkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorkin (Russian: Лоркин) is most common in Australia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorkin? popularity and diffusion

Lorkin is the 552,857th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,630,062 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 68 percent of Lorkin live; 68 percent live in Australasia and 68 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Lorkin is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 73,358. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 38 percent live, Victoria, where 26 percent live and Tasmania, where 16 percent live. Outside of Australia Lorkin occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.

Lorkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lorkin has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Lorkin last name grew 141 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lorkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorkina9246/
Larkin8361,562/
Lurkin83501/
Lorcin83160/
Lerkin8325/
Lorken8319/
Lorkyn831/
Larkina775,500/
Lorquin77401/
Lärking7711/
Lorchin7710/
Lurkina775/
Larckin774/
Lurking774/
Lyurkin773/
Larkinn773/
Loerken771/
Laurkin771/
Larkkin771/
Larkion770/
Llarkin770/
Larkn731/
Laurkina712/
Larckina711/
L'Larkin711/
Larcking710/
Larkyn67458/
Lürken67402/
Larken67321/
Larcin67316/
Lurken67158/
Lörken6789/
Larkinova6716/
Lerkén674/
Lurcin672/
Lurkim671/
Lerken671/
Lorcen670/

Lorkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorkin in the Russian language
Лоркинlorkin-

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