Lorantz Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lorantz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorantz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Lorantz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorantz is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorantz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Lorantz reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 2,461,689. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 50 percent live, Blekinge County, where 25 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent live. Not including Sweden Lorantz exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Brazil, where 14 percent live.

Lorantz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lorantz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loranz9259/
Lorants861/
Larrantz800/
Loranc77720/
Loronz773/
Larranz711/
Lorhenz711/
Loranci711/
Louranc710/
Louranch671/
Laurants670/
Laranc622/
Lorańc622/
Laronz621/
Loronc621/
Leronts576/
Laranch576/
Laranci571/
Loronds570/
Larranc570/
Larrancs530/
Laranche530/
Larrainci508/

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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
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  • 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 Lorantz
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