Lorel Surname

786,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Lorel Surname Definition:

(English) A worthless person, a rogue.

Lorel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3091:214,96033,430
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Lorel (878) may also be a first name.

Lorel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) A worthless person, a rogue.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lorel Last Name Facts

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

Lorel (Marathi: लॉरेल, Russian: Лорель) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 786,896th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,299,571 people. The surname Lorel is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Lorel live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 86 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 274,430th most frequently used forename globally, held by 878 people.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 214,960. In France Lorel is primarily found in: Normandy, where 58 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 14 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account France it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Malaysia, where 3 percent are found.

Lorel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lorel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 74 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lorel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorell91100/
Loriel9191/
Lourel9158/
Liorel9134/
Lorzel9112/
Lorrel916/
Llorel911/
Loerel911/
Lorael911/
Lorl891/
Loutrel83470/
Llorell8310/
Lorrell839/
Lourzel835/
Louriel831/
Lorriel831/
Loriell830/
Lurel80467/
Larel8024/
Loril804/
Lorld801/
Lorlt801/
Lottrell773/
Loutrell770/
Laurel7315,927/
Loriol73374/
Lörzel7360/
Loehrl7344/
Laruel7330/
Lutrel7328/
Lorleh7314/
Larell7311/
Lurell7310/
Lörell739/
Lariel739/
Latrel739/
Lerell736/
Lorill734/
Lorzil734/
Luriel734/
Lorlet732/
Larrel732/
Larael732/
Laresl731/
Leurel731/
Louril731/
Leruel731/
Louttrell711/
Laurell671,306/
Lutrell67329/
Latrell67132/
Larl67113/
Luttrel6737/
Lauriel6730/
Lehrell6713/
Laruell6712/
Lerl6712/
Lärl6711/
Lattrel6711/
Larriel675/
Lauroel672/
Luhrell671/
Larrael671/
Lerrael671/
Llurell671/
Lyareel671/
Lurrell670/
Lerrell670/
Larrell670/

Lorel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorel in the Marathi language
लॉरेलlorela75
लॉरेन्सlorensa25
Lorel in the Russian language
Лорельlorel-

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