Lorjé Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lorjé Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorjé Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Denmark61:940,78647,603

The alternate forms: Lorje (117) are calculated separately.

Lorjé Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lorjé is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may appear in the variant forms: Lorje. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorjé? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,506,728th most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Lorjé are found; 71 percent are found in Western Europe and 71 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 402,076. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: South Holland, where 45 percent live, North Holland, where 40 percent live and North Brabant, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 19 percent live and Denmark, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorje93117/
Lorja80160/
Lorié8047/
Lorji8017/
Lorée808/
Lorcé805/
Lurjé801/
Llorja73104/
Lorjai7372/
Lorija7368/
Lourié7317/
Lgorji734/
Lorjie733/
Lorjit731/
Hlordji677/
Lorsché671/
Lorjeat671/

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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
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  • 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 Lorjé
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