Lorf Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lorf (11) may also be a first name.

Lorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorf (Russian: Лорф) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lorf is the 1,518,885th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Lorf live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Lorf is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 1,133,880. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent reside, Berlin, where 28 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 15 percent reside. Barring Germany this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Poland, where 14 percent reside.

Lorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lorf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lorf surname expanded 433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lorf surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the party.

Lorf earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.27% more than the national average, earning $49,739 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorff8922/
Lorffe801/
Lerf75497/
Lurf75140/
Larf7554/
Lorb7513/
Lorw751/
Larft676/
Luhrf672/
Lourv671/
Lasrf671/
Larfe671/
Lharf671/
Leerf671/
Larff671/
Lurfová552/
Llherff551/
Larv5038/
Larb5015/
Larw504/
Lurb501/
Lurv501/

Lorf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorf in the Russian language
Лорфlorf-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lorf
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis