Laerz Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Laerz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laerz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Laerz Last Name Facts

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

Laerz occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Laerz.

How Common Is The Last Name Laerz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Laerz is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Laerz live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 6,708,788. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 67 percent are found, Berlin, where 8 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent are found. Not including Germany Laerz occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

Laerz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laerz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laerz last name contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laertz9133/
Lerz89267/
Larz8951/
Lartz80320/
Laarz80156/
Loerz8011/
Lharz806/
Lertz803/
Lerdz801/
Larzs801/
Larzh801/
Larrz800/
Lahrtz7358/
Laartz7342/
Loertz732/
Lardzh731/
Laerts731/
Leurtz730/
Hlartz730/
Lorz671,842/
Lörz67136/
Lärz6784/
Laarrzs672/
Lortz601,852/
Larts6032/
Lerts6020/
Lörtz6015/
Lärtz608/
Lards604/
Lordz601/
Loerts55280/
Laarts556/
Loerds551/
Lortzz550/
Lorrtz550/
Lartsch500/

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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
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  • 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 Laerz
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