Lärka Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Lärka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 214 | 1:46,013 | 3,603 |
| Finland | 54 | 1:101,791 | 10,352 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
The alternate forms: Larka (484) are calculated separately.
Lärka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lärka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lärka is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Larka. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lärka.
How Common Is The Last Name Lärka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 935,326th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 25,934,327 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lärka live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 46,013. In Sweden Lärka is most common in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent live, Dalarna County, where 20 percent live and Gävleborg County, where 19 percent live. Aside from Sweden this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 19 percent live and Estonia, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larka | 93 | 484 | / |
| Lerka | 80 | 567 | / |
| Lorka | 80 | 120 | / |
| Lirka | 80 | 114 | / |
| Lyrka | 80 | 23 | / |
| Larkai | 73 | 3,596 | / |
| Learka | 73 | 301 | / |
| Larkay | 73 | 96 | / |
| Larkka | 73 | 25 | / |
| Lerkka | 73 | 15 | / |
| Larhka | 73 | 13 | / |
| Hlorka | 73 | 12 | / |
| Liarka | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lierka | 73 | 7 | / |
| Lohrka | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lorkah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hlarka | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lirkas | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lhorka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Llorka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lerkay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Larrka | 73 | 1 | / |
| Larkha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lorkaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Larkah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Larckay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Learkai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lerkach | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laireka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Larhkah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lorkaha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Lärka
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