Lorensen Surname

326,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lorensen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorensen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7101:510,50642,792
Denmark3231:17,4761,715
Australia471:574,37741,856
France111:6,038,429280,838
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Lorensen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorensen (Russian: Лоренсен) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lorensen.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorensen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 326,350th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,398,197 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Lorensen live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 710 people, or 1 in 510,506. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent are found, Minnesota, where 9 percent are found and Nebraska, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Lorensen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lorensen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,578 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lorensen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lorensen last name are 24.58% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lorensen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 18.35% less than the national average, earning 282,569 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $44,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.88% less than the national average, earning $45,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lorensen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorensen in the Russian language
Лоренсенlorensen-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lorensen
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