Laursen Surname

25,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Laursen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laursen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark15,6731:36029
United States2,6531:136,62214,285
Canada5061:72,8178,270
Australia3831:70,4858,346
Sweden3731:26,3992,144
Norway2821:18,2352,284
Thailand2701:261,62444,607
New Zealand1001:45,2837,455
Luxembourg991:5,864863
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Greenland531:1,064156
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
England371:1,505,89364,828
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Faroe Islands71:7,000707
China61:227,886,92811,701
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malta11:430,2723,380
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Laursén (1) are calculated separately.

Laursen (47) may also be a first name.

Laursen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laursen (Arabic: لاورسن, Russian: Лаурсен) is carried by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Laursén. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laursen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,906th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 350,514 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Laursen live; 79 percent live in Northern Europe and 79 percent live in Scandinavia. Laursen is also the 1,467,136th most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 47 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is held by 15,673 people, or 1 in 360. In Denmark Laursen is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 48 percent live, Capital Region of Denmark, where 18 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 17 percent live. Apart from Denmark it exists in 58 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Laursen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laursen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Laursen surname increased 26,530 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Laursen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Laursen last name are 18.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Laursen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.38% less than the national average, earning 313,627 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 11.07% more than the national average, earning R 263,940 per year; in United States they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $47,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $48,811 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laursén951/
Lauersen93710/
Laurssen932/
Laurscen931/
Larsen92253,067/
Lursen92180/
Lauwersen887/
Lauerssen881/
Larssen862,844/
Luersen86786/
Laurson86438/
Luhrsen86399/
Lurssen86203/
Lahrsen8648/
Lairsen8635/
Laarsen8625/
Larsien8624/
Larseng8618/
Laersen866/
Laursem864/
Larsenn863/
Larsent863/
Laursin862/
Leursen862/
Lharsen862/
Lurhsen861/
Loursen861/
Larrsen861/
Larseen861/
Lurrsen861/
Luursen861/
Learsen861/
Larshen860/
Larsjen860/
Larsn8323/
Luerssen80294/
Luurssen8077/
Lahrssen8053/
Larsåsen8027/
Luhrssen8024/
Laursone8010/
Lursieng804/
Lauerson803/
Luerrsen801/
Leuhrsen801/
Learssen801/
Lawersen801/
Luershen801/
Larsenne801/
Larson77180,944/
Largen771,585/
Larsén77390/
Lurson77147/
Larsin77107/
Larzen7768/
Larcen7764/
Larsan7730/
Lürsen7727/
Larsem7721/
Lorsen7715/
Larßen778/
Lursan771/
Larscn771/
Larssn771/
Lurcen771/
Larsãn771/
Larsèn771/
Lursin771/
Larxen771/
Larsne770/
Larsenová7511/
Larsenova754/
Larsaasen753/
Leuerssen751/
Lauersone751/
Larsson71135,872/
Largent715,573/
Lairson71819/
Larshin71555/
Learson71193/
Lührsen71107/
Lürssen7178/
Leersen7173/
Liersen7157/
Lourson7140/
Larshyn7136/
Larrson7135/
Lahrson7128/
Larssén7125/
Lardjen7122/
Luerßen7117/
Luerson7110/
Larsonn7110/
Laerson7110/
Lyarson719/
Larssan718/
Larsone718/
Liarson717/
Larsong716/
Lorseng715/
Larszon715/
Laarson714/
Larssøn714/
Larshan713/
Luerzen713/
Laursanova712/
Learsan712/
Larsane712/
Larsing712/
Larsonc711/
Lyersen711/
Larssenová711/
Lasrson711/
Latrson711/
Larshon711/
Lorshen711/
Larssem711/
Luursem711/
Lourzen711/
Lahrßen711/
Laurcem711/
Lurssin710/
Luhrson710/
Larsand710/
Larchen710/
Lurchen710/
Leurson710/
Luersan710/
Luhrsem710/
Larssin710/
Luhrsin710/
Larsjon710/
Larsond710/
Lursson710/
Larsosn710/
Lursang710/
Laersin710/
Larsoin710/
Larshina67627/
Leerssen67277/
Larshyna6763/
Larschan6745/
L'Argent6723/
Lawerson6720/
Lührssen679/
D'Larson674/
Leearson674/
L'Ourson673/
Larsingh673/
Larsonne672/
Louerson672/
Learsson671/
Leerseen671/
Leershen671/
Loursson671/
Læarsson671/
Larssønn671/
Larschin671/
L'Larson671/
Lajurjan671/
Larcn671/
Laurchan671/
Leearsan671/
Larssohn670/
Luerssan670/
Lowersen670/
Luersonn670/

Laursen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laursen in the Russian language
Лаурсенlaursen-
Laursen in the Arabic language
لاورسنlawrsn-
اورسنawrsn-

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Laursen Reference & Research

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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 Laursen
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