Lawrens Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lawrens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawrens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
United States91:40,273,215872,126
India91:85,229,487684,495
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey61:8,6471,503
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Lawrens (166) may also be a first name.

Lawrens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lawrens (Marathi: लॉवरेन्) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lawrens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawrens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 62 percent of Lawrens live; 37 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 710,504th most widespread first name on earth, held by 166 people.

Lawrens is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 33 people, or 1 in 5,367,962. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Ondo, where 24 percent live, Benue, where 18 percent live and Oyo, where 15 percent live. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Lawrens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lawrens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lawrens last name contracted 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lawrens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lawrens earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 54.22% more than the national average, earning R 366,480 per year and in United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lauwrens93391/
Lawrense9317/
Lawrns921/
Lawrensce881/
Lawrenz864,639/
Lavrens8617/
Lowrens8614/
Lawrenx8610/
Lawrins868/
Labrens863/
Lewrens861/
Lawrence80355,916/
Louwrens802,735/
Labrensz8063/
Lawrenze8015/
Lauwrenx8010/
Lawrench803/
Lawrinse802/
Lauwrence7592/
Lawreence7511/
Lawrrence758/
Lawwrence758/
Lawrennce757/
Laawrence755/
Llawrence753/
Leawrence751/
Leaverens750/
Lawrencehest741/
Labrenz711,015/
Lavrenz71150/
Lewrenz7177/
Lawrnce7130/
Lavrins715/
L'Lawrence712/
Lowrenz712/
D'Lawrence711/
Lawremz711/
Lowrence67534/
Lawrince6749/
Lavrence6727/
Lavrenze672/
Louwrenz671/
Lavrench671/
Leaverns670/

Lawrens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lawrens in the Marathi language
लॉवरेन्lovaren25
लॉरेन्loren25
लॅारेन्सlearensa25

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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 Lawrens
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