Lawenstein Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Lawenstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Lawenstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lawenstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lawenstein is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lawenstein? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,116,508th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Lawenstein reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 4,735,615. In Germany Lawenstein is mostly concentrated in: Hamburg, where 41 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 35 percent are found and Brandenburg, where 12 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found.
Lawenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lawenstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lawenstein surname rose 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowenstein | 90 | 3,467 | / |
| Lauenstein | 90 | 1,839 | / |
| Lavenstein | 90 | 131 | / |
| Laevenstein | 86 | 7 | / |
| Lowensteijn | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lowensteing | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lowensteine | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lautenstein | 86 | 1 | / |
| Launstein | 84 | 126 | / |
| Leinstein | 84 | 20 | / |
| Luenstein | 84 | 2 | / |
| Lienstein | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lainstein | 84 | 1 | / |
| Loenstein | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lauvensteine | 82 | 6 | / |
| L'Hauenstein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Lovenstein | 80 | 156 | / |
| Lowenstine | 80 | 45 | / |
| Lowensteyn | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lowenstien | 80 | 20 | / |
| Lejonstein | 80 | 4 | / |
| Lauenstien | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lawanstean | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lavenstien | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leuenstein | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lowenstain | 80 | 0 | / |
| Louenstein | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lowinstein | 80 | 0 | / |
| Levinshtein | 76 | 37 | / |
| Levenshtein | 76 | 36 | / |
| Levynshtein | 76 | 14 | / |
| Loevenstein | 76 | 11 | / |
| Looyenstein | 76 | 8 | / |
| Launschtein | 76 | 1 | / |
| Loggenstein | 76 | 1 | / |
| Louensteine | 76 | 0 | / |
| Louvenstein | 76 | 0 | / |
| Launstain | 74 | 1 | / |
| Lounstein | 74 | 0 | / |
| Leuvensteijn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leinsteinová | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leichenstein | 73 | 0 | / |
| Levinsteyn | 70 | 6 | / |
| Lovensteim | 70 | 4 | / |
| Lovenstien | 70 | 1 | / |
| Laytenstan | 70 | 0 | / |
| Levensteyn | 70 | 0 | / |
| Lovensteen | 70 | 0 | / |
| Louenstine | 70 | 0 | / |
| Lovenstine | 70 | 0 | / |
| Levenshteyn | 67 | 71 | / |
| Levinshteyn | 67 | 33 | / |
| Launstan | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Lawenstein
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