Lenz Surname
Approximately 81,868 people bear this surname
Lenz Surname Definition:
(1) “Spring” in German. (2) Also nickname for Lorenz (Lawrence).
Read More About This SurnameLenz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 52,067 | 1:1,546 | 124 |
| United States | 15,462 | 1:23,442 | 2,945 |
| Brazil | 4,593 | 1:46,609 | 1,843 |
| Austria | 3,604 | 1:2,363 | 204 |
| Switzerland | 1,347 | 1:6,097 | 955 |
| Canada | 811 | 1:45,432 | 5,598 |
| Australia | 459 | 1:58,814 | 7,139 |
| Argentina | 454 | 1:94,148 | 7,940 |
| Bolivia | 363 | 1:29,246 | 2,019 |
| Poland | 342 | 1:111,137 | 16,734 |
| France | 315 | 1:210,866 | 32,777 |
| Belgium | 173 | 1:66,455 | 10,647 |
| Denmark | 154 | 1:36,654 | 3,820 |
| England | 146 | 1:381,631 | 26,761 |
| Netherlands | 142 | 1:118,924 | 18,728 |
| Mexico | 124 | 1:1,001,018 | 13,136 |
| Sweden | 117 | 1:84,160 | 6,209 |
| Thailand | 113 | 1:625,118 | 105,836 |
| Czechia | 112 | 1:94,942 | 15,795 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| Paraguay | 100 | 1:72,367 | 1,860 |
| Spain | 96 | 1:487,000 | 24,732 |
| Suriname | 96 | 1:5,756 | 1,347 |
| Chile | 72 | 1:244,673 | 7,410 |
| Peru | 60 | 1:529,735 | 14,532 |
| New Zealand | 57 | 1:79,444 | 11,532 |
| Venezuela | 37 | 1:816,326 | 13,210 |
| Russia | 36 | 1:4,003,418 | 194,829 |
| Italy | 34 | 1:1,798,726 | 86,050 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Croatia | 19 | 1:222,558 | 25,345 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Slovakia | 11 | 1:485,132 | 57,527 |
| Chad | 9 | 1:1,510,244 | 5,402 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Nicaragua | 6 | 1:1,003,515 | 4,885 |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 1:2,947,083 | 107,736 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,356 | 1:37,034 | 4,386 |
Lenz (677) may also be a first name.
Lenz Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) “Spring” in German. (2) Also nickname for Lorenz (Lawrence).
(German) Descendant of little Lanzo, a pet form of Lando (land).
User-submitted Reference
It means 'spring' - the season after winter, in an older version of German. Mainly used in the area that borders Austria.
- jose_phineThis surname means 'spring'.
Lencz is a Hungarian variant of the German name Lenz.
- tlenczLenz Demographics
Lenz Political Affiliation
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Lenz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lenz (Russian: Ленз) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,916th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,016 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Lenz are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lenz is also the 318,411th most numerous first name globally It is held by 677 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 52,067 people, or 1 in 1,546. In Germany Lenz is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Aside from Germany this last name exists in 88 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.
Lenz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lenz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 487 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lenz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lenz surname are 18.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.84% registered with the party.
The amount Lenz earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.41% less than the national average, earning 344,653 kr per year; in Peru they earn 31.76% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,542 per year; in South Africa they earn 49.11% more than the national average, earning R 354,336 per year; in United States they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $45,638 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $52,751 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lentz | 89 | 31,019 | / |
| Lenze | 89 | 3,171 | / |
| Lencz | 89 | 319 | / |
| Luenz | 89 | 50 | / |
| Lenzt | 89 | 10 | / |
| Laenz | 89 | 9 | / |
| Lensz | 89 | 9 | / |
| Lienz | 89 | 9 | / |
| Lendz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Loenz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lennz | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lnz | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lentze | 80 | 378 | / |
| Lientz | 80 | 237 | / |
| Lemnze | 80 | 34 | / |
| Lennze | 80 | 5 | / |
| Laensz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lentzz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loentz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hlenze | 80 | 1 | / |
| Laentz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lenzhe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Llentz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Linz | 75 | 6,628 | / |
| Lens | 75 | 6,105 | / |
| Lenc | 75 | 1,466 | / |
| Lünz | 75 | 63 | / |
| Lenč | 75 | 37 | / |
| Lönz | 75 | 33 | / |
| Lenx | 75 | 14 | / |
| Lynz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Länz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lemz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lntz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lenţ | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lnzt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhnz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hlnz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lenzsch | 73 | 46 | / |
| Lehenze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lintz | 67 | 4,020 | / |
| Lenci | 67 | 3,751 | / |
| Lense | 67 | 2,855 | / |
| Lents | 67 | 2,272 | / |
| Lence | 67 | 1,608 | / |
| Lench | 67 | 955 | / |
| Liens | 67 | 597 | / |
| Glinz | 67 | 506 | / |
| Lentzsch | 67 | 454 | / |
| Linze | 67 | 321 | / |
| Leens | 67 | 259 | / |
| Loens | 67 | 193 | / |
| Lenss | 67 | 190 | / |
| Laens | 67 | 136 | / |
| Lincz | 67 | 97 | / |
| Lenje | 67 | 61 | / |
| Lencs | 67 | 52 | / |
| Linsz | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lüntz | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lönze | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lenns | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lenæs | 67 | 22 | / |
| Lensh | 67 | 20 | / |
| Llens | 67 | 14 | / |
| Löntz | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lehns | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lionz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lemze | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lyntz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lenczová | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lends | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lentc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luens | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lennx | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lenće | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyonz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lynzh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lindz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlemz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhnhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Linzh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lnczz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lynnz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lemtz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Linzz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leuns | 67 | 0 | / |
Lenz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lenz in the Russian language | ||
| Ленз | lenz | - |
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Footnotes
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