Lorgen Surname

1,155,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 207 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Lorgen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorgen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1681:30,6094,223
Scotland151:356,92115,763
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Lörgen (17) are calculated separately.

Lorgen (349) may also be a first name.

Lorgen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lorgen (Russian: Лорген) occurs in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Lörgen. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorgen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,155,901st most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 35,205,536 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 90 percent of Lorgen reside; 88 percent reside in Northern Europe and 81 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 466,636th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 349 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 30,609. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Western Norway, where 82 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 16 percent live and Central Norway, where 2 percent live. Apart from Norway this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Lorgen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lorgen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lorgen surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lorgen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Lorgen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning 379,417 kr per year and in United States they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $58,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lörgen9417/
Lorngen920/
Lorgn9165/
Lorhgeen864/
Lorengen861/
Largen831,585/
Lorene83183/
Lorien83146/
Lorein8341/
Lorgin8337/
Loreyn8328/
Lergen8325/
Lorean8319/
Lorsen8315/
Lorgne839/
Lorenh832/
Lorgem832/
Loryen832/
Lorhen831/
Lürgen831/
Lorgng831/
Lorngn831/
Lorzen830/
Lorcen830/
Largent775,573/
Lourien771,289/
Lotrean77565/
Lorient77498/
Lorigne7744/
Lorheng7734/
Lotrien7725/
Loreant7720/
Lotrggn7716/
Lorreyn7712/
Lohrein779/
Loirene777/
Lourene777/
Lorrein776/
Loreine776/
Loresen775/
Lorseng775/
Liorene774/
Lorrene772/
Loreene772/
Lorrien772/
Loriene772/
Lorieng772/
Llorene772/
Louryen772/
Loreain771/
Loreane771/
Loursen771/
Larguen771/
Lorshen771/
Loresin771/
Lourein771/
Lourzen771/
Lordgin771/
Loreein771/
Lorrean771/
Loirien771/
Loryeng771/
Lourean771/
Loorien770/
Lorzent770/
Lorisen770/
Loutrein7147/
Lorreyne7146/
L'Argent7123/
Lorienne7113/
Lorrient717/
Lorreine716/
Lorijean711/
Loreanne711/
Lotrieng711/
L'Orient711/
Lorreane711/
Loreinne711/
Lourecin711/
Loraigne710/
Leurguen710/
Louriene710/
Larsen67253,067/
Lorain67890/
Lorine67508/
Largin67502/
Lorijn67189/
Lorcin67160/
Larene6784/
Larzen6768/
Larcen6764/
Lorsin6750/
Lourijsen6729/
Loréhn6711/
Loryne679/
Larßen678/
Larein677/
Lergén677/
Lorhem677/
Lergin676/
Largén675/
Larean673/
Larien673/
Loriem672/
Largem672/
Lottrieng672/
Lorginova671/
Loryin671/
Loryem671/
Larhen671/
Loreng'en671/
Lorsem671/
Lorayn671/
Lorzin671/
Larxen671/
Lareyn670/
Lurgin670/
Loroin670/
Laryen670/

Lorgen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorgen in the Russian language
Лоргенlorgen-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lorgen
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