Laurens Surname

49,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Laurens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laurens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5,1491:12,9001,285
Indonesia1,0481:126,19212,704
Netherlands5841:28,9164,744
United States5501:659,01652,733
Venezuela5311:56,8822,682
South Africa4351:124,54614,679
Belgium3961:29,0324,671
Colombia3311:144,3334,291
Argentina3151:135,69311,475
England1211:460,48030,233
Australia1031:262,09423,895
India981:7,827,198166,253
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Suriname891:6,2091,452
Jersey541:1,837288
Mexico521:2,387,04220,469
Canada441:837,40065,151
Latvia421:48,8117,408
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Israel181:475,42436,085
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Wales101:309,45316,869
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey1911:27229
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

The alternate forms: Laurēns (1) & Lauréns (1) are calculated separately.

Laurens (17,612) may also be a first name.

Laurens Last Name Facts

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

Laurens (Hindi: लौरेन्स, Marathi: लौरेन्स, Oriya: ଲାଓେରନସ, Russian: Лауренс) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Laurēns or Lauréns. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laurens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 49,998th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 709,112 people. Laurens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Laurens live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 41,467th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 17,612 people.

The surname Laurens is most common in France, where it is borne by 5,149 people, or 1 in 12,900. In France Laurens is most common in: Occitanie, where 48 percent are found, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 13 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Not including France this last name occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found.

Laurens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laurens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Laurens surname grew 387 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 448 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Laurens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laurens last name are 11.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Laurens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.46% more than the national average, earning R 336,156 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $19,031,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning $45,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.55% less than the national average, earning $42,949 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Laurens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laurens in the Oriya language
ଲାଓେରନସlaoeranasa-
Laurens in the Hindi language
लौरेन्सlaurensa81.48
लौरेंसlaurensa18.52
Laurens in the Marathi language
लौरेन्सlaurensa57.89
लौरसlaurasa21.05
लौरेlaure5.26
लौरेांसीसlaureansisa5.26
लाँरेन्सlamrensa5.26
लौरेन्सांिससlaurensamisasa5.26
Laurens in the Russian language
Лауренсlaurens-

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