Leurs Surname

118,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Leurs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leurs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,3631:12,3901,774
Belgium8671:13,2601,996
France7901:84,07911,948
Germany6951:115,83514,257
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Australia361:749,88148,970
England181:3,095,448105,421
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Leurs (12) may also be a first name.

Leurs Last Name Facts

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

Leurs is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Leurs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Leurs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Leurs is the 118,000th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,869,560 people. The surname Leurs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Leurs live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe. Leurs is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,363 people, or 1 in 12,390. In The Netherlands Leurs is mostly found in: Limburg, where 40 percent are found, North Holland, where 20 percent are found and South Holland, where 13 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 22 percent are found and France, where 20 percent are found.

Leurs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Leurs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Leurs last name grew 370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Leurs Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Leurs surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Leurs earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 95.31% more than the national average, earning R 464,124 per year and in United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leuhrs914/
Leuers914/
Leurse911/
Lheurs911/
Lers8950/
Lurs8919/
Luhrs802,630/
Leers801,206/
Luers801,133/
Lours80689/
Liers80632/
Loers80519/
Leirs80497/
Laurs80316/
Lears80274/
Luurs80207/
Lurås80182/
Lersh8058/
Lurse8039/
Lerås8011/
Lyers8010/
Lhers808/
Lehrs806/
Lersz806/
Lerst805/
Laers805/
Lhurs804/
Lerse804/
Lur's801/
Lurst801/
Lersø801/
Leyrs801/
Hlers801/
Lursh800/
Lersch731,893/
Lowers731,722/
Luehrs73880/
Lejars73469/
Leyers73431/
Layers73183/
Lögers73150/
Loehrs73146/
Lauers73121/
Leiers73115/
Learst7374/
Lawers7352/
Lhours7344/
Liersz7340/
Louers7339/
Löhers7324/
Øhlers7312/
L'Ours736/
Lahers734/
Lourse733/
Loyers733/
Laiers733/
Lejers733/
Lhurst732/
Lajers732/
Learse732/
Lursch732/
Lägers732/
Lohers731/
Loersh731/
Leiars731/
Leirås731/
Lehars731/
Gliers731/
Leihrs730/
Leurch730/
Learsh730/
Lehers730/
Leyars730/
Liersch671,974/
Lars671,153/
Lors67313/
Loersch67260/
L'Hours67105/
Loggers6792/
Leersch6788/
Legiers6722/
Lerš6719/
Lerscht6716/
Lürs6716/
Learsch6713/
Lörs6711/
Leirsch679/
Lirs678/
Lehrsch674/
Lahiers672/
Lowersh672/
Loehers672/
Lersova672/
Laggers671/
Luehhrs671/
Lowerst671/
Liayers671/
Lagiers671/
Lersche671/
Looyers671/
Louerse671/
Leharse671/
Learsht671/
Leathrs671/
Laursch671/
Liggers670/
Lowerse670/
Leharsh670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Leurs
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