Loreley Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Loreley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loreley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Loreley (2,691) may also be a first name.

Loreley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loreley (Russian: Лорелей) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loreley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Loreley are found; 31 percent are found in South America and 31 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 141,239th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 2,691 people.

Loreley is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 38 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 38 percent reside and Kursk Oblast, where 13 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 19 percent reside and Germany, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Loreley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loreley in the Russian language
Лорелейlorelej-

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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 Loreley
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