Lorenzen Surname
Approximately 22,031 people bear this surname
Lorenzen Surname Definition:
(German) One who came from Lorenzen, in Schleswig; descendant of Lorenzen, a variant of Laurentius (laurel, symbol of victory).
Lorenzen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,780 | 1:6,834 | 843 |
| United States | 5,175 | 1:70,040 | 8,130 |
| Denmark | 3,592 | 1:1,571 | 102 |
| Canada | 252 | 1:146,213 | 14,975 |
| Brazil | 191 | 1:1,120,808 | 39,127 |
| Argentina | 146 | 1:292,763 | 23,421 |
| Sweden | 125 | 1:78,774 | 5,875 |
| Chile | 111 | 1:158,707 | 5,328 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| South Africa | 78 | 1:694,586 | 49,962 |
| New Zealand | 75 | 1:60,378 | 9,390 |
| Norway | 72 | 1:71,421 | 10,051 |
| Belgium | 71 | 1:161,925 | 22,307 |
| England | 60 | 1:928,634 | 47,428 |
| Thailand | 39 | 1:1,811,240 | 225,763 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Bermuda | 10 | 1:6,528 | 1,005 |
| Faroe Islands | 9 | 1:5,444 | 585 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Nicaragua | 2 | 1:3,010,545 | 7,383 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 278 | 1:180,643 | 16,096 |
The alternate forms: Lörenzen (1) are calculated separately.
Lorenzen (19) may also be a first name.
Lorenzen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who came from Lorenzen, in Schleswig; descendant of Lorenzen, a variant of Laurentius (laurel, symbol of victory).
Lorenzen Demographics
Average Lorenzen Salary in
United States
$45,814 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lorenzen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lorenzen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lorenzen is found most in Germany. It may be found as a variant: Lörenzen. For other potential spellings of Lorenzen click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lorenzen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 24,526th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 330,786 people. The surname Lorenzen is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Lorenzen reside; 54 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lorenzen is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 19 people.
The last name Lorenzen is most common in Germany, where it is held by 11,780 people, or 1 in 6,834. In Germany Lorenzen is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 65 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside and Hamburg, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Germany Lorenzen exists in 55 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Denmark, where 16 percent reside.
Lorenzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lorenzen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lorenzen surname expanded 1,862 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lorenzen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Lorenzen last name are 21.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.11% being registered with the party.
The amount Lorenzen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning 365,851 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.06% more than the national average, earning R 404,124 per year; in United States they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $45,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.32% less than the national average, earning $46,541 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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