Laurs Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Latvia

Laurs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laurs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Latvia241:85,41912,616
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
England91:6,190,895170,599
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Laurs (142) may also be a first name.

Laurs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laurs (Russian: Лаурс) is more frequently found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laurs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 860,770th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. The surname Laurs is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Laurs reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Laurs is also the 775,413th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 142 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 125,090. In The Netherlands Laurs is mostly found in: South Holland, where 32 percent live, North Brabant, where 27 percent live and Utrecht, where 19 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Laurs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Laurs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Laurs surname rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laurs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Laurs last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Laurs earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.55% more than the national average, earning $54,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauers91121/
Lars891,153/
Lurs8919/
Laursch831/
Leurs803,898/
Luhrs802,630/
Luers801,133/
Larsh801,038/
Lours80689/
Lahrs80325/
Lears80274/
Luurs80207/
Lurås80182/
Laars80135/
Larse80101/
Lairs8049/
Lurse8039/
Laurx8025/
Larrs8014/
Larsø8011/
Liars806/
Laers805/
Larss805/
Lhurs804/
Lajrs804/
Larås804/
Lgars802/
Larsz801/
Lur's801/
Larsd801/
Larsp801/
Larzs801/
Lurst801/
Layrs801/
Lursh800/
Larst800/
Lyars800/
Lauweers771/
Luehrs73880/
Lejars73469/
Layers73183/
Larsch73138/
Learst7374/
Ålgars7372/
Lawers7352/
Lhours7344/
Louers7339/
Laarse7319/
Loiars7315/
Lajars737/
L'Hars737/
L'Ours736/
Larshe736/
Leuhrs734/
Leuers734/
Lourse733/
Laiers733/
Lahrsh732/
Lhurst732/
Lajers732/
Learse732/
Laarss732/
Lursch732/
Leurse731/
Lattrs731/
Layors731/
Lojars731/
Leiars731/
Lehars731/
Laurce731/
Lahars731/
Lheurs731/
Learsh730/
Leyars730/
Laurch730/
Lors67313/
L'Hours67105/
Lürs6716/
Learsch6713/
Larsova6711/
Hållars675/
Laarrzs672/
Lahiers672/
Larsche671/
Laggers671/
Luehhrs671/
Liayers671/
Lagiers671/
Lajarsh671/
Louerse671/
Leharse671/
Learsht671/
Leathrs671/
Lajorst670/
Leharsh670/

Laurs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laurs in the Russian language
Лаурсlaurs-

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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 Laurs
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