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
The surname Lorenzen is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Lörenzen. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lorenzen? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lorenzen is the 24,526th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 330,786 people. The surname Lorenzen is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Lorenzen live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lorenzen is also the 2,523,061st most frequent first name globally, borne by 19 people.
The last name Lorenzen is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 11,780 people, or 1 in 6,834. In Germany it is primarily found in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 65 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent are found and Hamburg, where 8 percent are found. Beside Germany it exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Denmark, where 16 percent are found.
Lorenzen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lorenzen has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 holding the Lorenzen surname are 21.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.11% registered to vote for 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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