Lorentz Surname

49,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Lorentz Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Lorenz (laurel, symbol of victory).

Lorentz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,5861:101,07611,215
France2,8901:22,9842,680
Brazil1,1341:188,7787,272
Germany1,1211:71,8169,111
Canada5731:64,3037,493
Poland1391:273,44433,454
Sweden1261:78,1495,835
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
England741:752,94741,527
Luxembourg691:8,4141,323
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Norway521:98,89013,481
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Romania391:514,81739,172
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Austria251:340,61736,996
Finland251:219,86818,073
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Panama141:279,4476,847
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
India71:109,580,769786,157
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Wales41:773,63329,106
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4601:109,17110,893

Lorentz (751) may also be a first name.

Lorentz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Lorenz (laurel, symbol of victory).

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

Lorentz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorentz (Arabic: لورنتز) is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorentz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 49,815th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 706,500 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Lorentz reside; 40 percent reside in Western Europe and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 299,937th most common forename on earth, borne by 751 people.

The surname Lorentz is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,586 people, or 1 in 101,076. In The United States Lorentz is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 18 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in France, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 11 percent live.

Lorentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lorentz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lorentz last name rose 780 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lorentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lorentz last name are 13.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lorentz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.31% more than the national average, earning €32,225 per year; in Norway they earn 18.95% more than the national average, earning 411,646 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.79% more than the national average, earning R 367,848 per year; in United States they earn 4.7% more than the national average, earning $45,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.7% more than the national average, earning $53,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohrentz93409/
Lourentz938/
Loorentz935/
Lorentze934/
Loirentz932/
Lorrentz931/
Llorentz931/
Lorenz92132,476/
Lorntz9236/
Lorents862,352/
Lohrenz86806/
Lorencz86536/
Llorenz8670/
Lourenz8665/
Lorintz8621/
Lorendz864/
Lorrenz864/
Larentz862/
Lorennz861/
Lerentz861/
Loremtz861/
Loreenz861/
Lorenzz861/
Loorenz861/
Lorienz861/
Loerenz860/
Lornz833/
Loorents80171/
Lourents8012/
Llorents807/
Lorentss801/
Lohrintz801/
Lorentce801/
Lorenc7710,525/
Larntz7773/
Lorinz7755/
Lörenz7743/
Larenz7741/
Lorenţ7715/
Lerenz773/
Lorętz771/
Lornnz770/
Lerntz770/
Lorincz716,025/
Lorenci71812/
Larents71119/
Lorencs71114/
Lárencz7120/
Lórencz7116/
Lourenc7113/
Lorentsova719/
Llorenç718/
Lorynts717/
Lörintz717/
Lerents716/
Llorenc715/
Lourenç714/
Lorints711/
Lorinzz711/
Lorends711/
Lorenczova711/
Lorenczová711/
Lorìncz711/
Llarenz711/
Liorenc711/
Lerrenz710/
Lorench710/
Lorrinz710/
Laurents67405/
Lourenci67382/
Laurendz6780/
Laarents6723/
Loerincz6718/
Laurencz674/
Lorrincz671/
Larrents670/
Lornc670/
Lernz670/

Lorentz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorentz in the Arabic language
لورنتزlwrntz-

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