Lorensu Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Lorensu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorensu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Lorensu (18) may also be a first name.

Lorensu Last Name Facts

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

Lorensu is borne by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorensu? popularity and diffusion

Lorensu is the 891,661st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Lorensu reside; 97 percent reside in South Asia and 97 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name in the world, held by 18 people.

It is most widely held in Sri Lanka, where it is held by 292 people, or 1 in 71,262. Other than Sri Lanka this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 3 percent are found and The Maldives, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorensus938/
Lorenszus881/
Lorencu864/
Larensu864/
Lerensu863/
Lorenzu861/
Lorenzut80164/
Lorenzou805/
Lourencu804/
Lorenzeu800/
Laurensus75111/
Laurensou75107/
Lourencau752/
Lourencou752/
Lourenceu751/
Larrensou751/
Lorenzó711/
Lorenzů711/
Lorenção6711/
Lorenzoo671/
Lourenção6350/
Lourenzão631/
Larnzus574/

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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 Lorensu
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