Lawrenz Surname

101,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lawrenz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lawrenz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,1001:25,9703,434
United States9471:382,74433,767
Poland2161:175,96624,252
Brazil1791:1,195,94641,364
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malta11:430,2723,380
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Lawrenz (167) may also be a first name.

Lawrenz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lawrenz has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lawrenz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 101,745th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,570,930 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Lawrenz are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 67 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lawrenz is also the 708,111th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 167 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 3,100 people, or 1 in 25,970. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Berlin, where 15 percent live and Brandenburg, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 5 percent live.

Lawrenz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lawrenz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,315 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lawrenz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lawrenz surname are 26.89% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.66% registered with the political party.

The amount Lawrenz earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 18.93% less than the national average, earning R 192,648 per year; in United States they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $47,285 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.12% less than the national average, earning $41,175 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Lawrenz
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