Lazerus Surname

689,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lazerus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lazerus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2741:1,322,84392,374
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
France331:2,012,810168,616
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England31:18,572,686338,250
China31:455,773,85521,925
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Lazerus (110) may also be a first name.

Lazerus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lazerus (Oriya: ଲାଜରୁସ, Russian: Лазерус) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lazerus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lazerus? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 689,921st most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 16,987,287 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Lazerus reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lazerus is also the 895,203rd most frequently held given name throughout the world, held by 110 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 274 people, or 1 in 1,322,843. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 37 percent are found, California, where 19 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Lazerus Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lazerus has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lazerus surname expanded 783 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lazerus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lazerus last name are 18.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.52% registered with the political party.

Lazerus earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.48% more than the national average, earning $57,595 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lazerus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lazerus in the Oriya language
ଲାଜରୁସlajarusa-
Lazerus in the Russian language
Лазерусlazerus-

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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 Lazerus
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