Lorentsen Surname

166,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,607 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Greenland

Lorentsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorentsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1,3251:4,260378
Norway1,0451:4,921462
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Greenland141:4,027416
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lorentsen Last Name Facts

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

Lorentsen (Russian: Лоренцен) is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorentsen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 166,053rd most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,795,376 people. The last name Lorentsen is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Lorentsen are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Lorentsen is most widely held in Denmark, where it is borne by 1,325 people, or 1 in 4,260. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Central Denmark Region, where 30 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 26 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 23 percent are found. Not including Denmark this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 40 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Lorentsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lorentsen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 4,067 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lorentsen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lorentsen last name are 29.32% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.09% being registered with the party.

The amount Lorentsen earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 10.73% less than the national average, earning 308,944 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.88% more than the national average, earning $46,117 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.39% more than the national average, earning $49,877 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lorentsen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorentsen in the Russian language
Лоренценlorencen-

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Footnotes

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