Lorb Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Lorb Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorb Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lorb Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorb (Russian: Лорб) occurs in Taiwan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Lorb click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorb? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Lorb is primarily found in Asia, where 69 percent of Lorb are found; 62 percent are found in East Asia and 62 percent are found in Sino-East Asia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Taiwan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 2,930,593. In Taiwan it is mostly found in: Tainan City, where 100 percent reside. Not including Taiwan this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Thailand, where 8 percent reside.

Lorb Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lorb has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 20 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorbs892/
Loerb890/
Lorf75137/
Larb7515/
Lerb753/
Lorp753/
Lorw751/
Lurb751/
Lorff6722/
Lourp671/
Lourv671/
Larbt671/
Laarb671/
Larbz670/
Lorpe670/
Liarbø606/
Laharb601/
Lorffe601/
Lerp50112/
Larf5054/
Larv5038/
Larw504/
Larp504/
Lurv501/
Lurp501/

Lorb Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorb in the Russian language
Лорбlorb-

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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 Lorb
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