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
Average Male Lenz Height
177.65 cm
Average Female Lenz Height
163.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lenz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lenz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lenz (Russian: Ленз) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lenz? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,916th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 89,016 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Lenz live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lenz is also the 318,411th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 677 people.
The surname Lenz is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 52,067 people, or 1 in 1,546. In Germany Lenz is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live and Bavaria, where 12 percent live. Not including 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 occurrence of Lenz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lenz last name expanded 1,140 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 487 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lenz Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lenz are 18.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.84% registered with the political 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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