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 frequently in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorentz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 49,815th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 706,500 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Lorentz are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 40 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lorentz is also the 299,937th most prevalent forename at a global level It is held by 751 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,586 people, or 1 in 101,076. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Minnesota, where 18 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 55 countries. It is also found in France, where 28 percent reside and Brazil, where 11 percent reside.

Lorentz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lorentz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 780 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 925 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lorentz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lorentz surname are 13.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.5% being registered with 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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