Lentz Surname
Approximately 31,019 people bear this surname
Lentz Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of little Lanzo, a pet form of Lando (land).
Lentz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20,716 | 1:17,497 | 2,215 |
| Germany | 3,220 | 1:25,002 | 3,320 |
| France | 1,491 | 1:44,549 | 5,654 |
| Brazil | 1,185 | 1:180,653 | 6,972 |
| Luxembourg | 828 | 1:701 | 55 |
| Canada | 690 | 1:53,399 | 6,381 |
| Denmark | 680 | 1:8,301 | 755 |
| Belgium | 594 | 1:19,355 | 2,982 |
| Netherlands | 457 | 1:36,952 | 6,226 |
| South Africa | 420 | 1:128,995 | 15,120 |
| Israel | 135 | 1:63,390 | 7,977 |
| England | 80 | 1:696,476 | 39,547 |
| Argentina | 70 | 1:610,620 | 43,172 |
| Austria | 65 | 1:131,007 | 17,994 |
| Poland | 60 | 1:633,479 | 56,390 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Sweden | 39 | 1:252,481 | 17,476 |
| Mexico | 30 | 1:4,137,540 | 26,679 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Norway | 23 | 1:223,578 | 24,793 |
| Finland | 21 | 1:261,748 | 20,300 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Peru | 9 | 1:3,531,569 | 31,288 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,207 | 1:15,659 | 1,999 |
Lentz (183) may also be a first name.
Lentz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of little Lanzo, a pet form of Lando (land).
Lentz Demographics
Average Male Lentz Height
177.43 cm
Average Female Lentz Height
166.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lentz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lentz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lentz (Arabic: لنتز) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lentz? popularity and diffusion
Lentz is the 17,818th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 234,938 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Lentz live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lentz is also the 673,127th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 183 people.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 20,716 people, or 1 in 17,497. In The United States Lentz is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.
Lentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lentz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lentz surname grew 646 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 348 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lentz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lentz surname are 18.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.84% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lentz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.45% less than the national average, earning 258,017 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.7% more than the national average, earning R 286,836 per year; in United States they earn 3.07% more than the national average, earning $44,474 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $50,665 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lentze | 91 | 378 | / |
| Lientz | 91 | 237 | / |
| Laentz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Loentz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lentzz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Llentz | 91 | 0 | / |
| Lenz | 89 | 81,868 | / |
| Lntz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lintz | 80 | 4,020 | / |
| Lents | 80 | 2,272 | / |
| Lencz | 80 | 319 | / |
| Luenz | 80 | 50 | / |
| Lüntz | 80 | 33 | / |
| Löntz | 80 | 14 | / |
| Laenz | 80 | 9 | / |
| Lienz | 80 | 9 | / |
| Lyntz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Lentc | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lendz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Loenz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lennz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lemtz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lentzsch | 77 | 454 | / |
| Lnz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Glintz | 73 | 98 | / |
| Lentch | 73 | 28 | / |
| Lintze | 73 | 10 | / |
| Lentse | 73 | 8 | / |
| Hlintz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lintsz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lients | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lindtz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Linz | 67 | 6,628 | / |
| Lentsch | 67 | 1,940 | / |
| Lenc | 67 | 1,466 | / |
| Lünz | 67 | 63 | / |
| Lenzsch | 67 | 46 | / |
| Lenč | 67 | 37 | / |
| Lönz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lentcsh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lentchs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lentshe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Länz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lhnz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lenţ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lentche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlnz | 67 | 1 | / |
Lentz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lentz in the Arabic language | ||
| لنتز | lntz | - |
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Lentz 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 Lentz
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