Lorna Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lorna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya651:710,46030,267
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China21:683,660,78330,601
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Lorna (346,667) may also be a first name.

Lorna Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lorna (Arabic: لورنا, Georgian: ლორნა, Hindi: लोरना, Marathi: लोरना, Russian: Лорна) occurs in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lorna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorna? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,385,851st most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Lorna are found; 42 percent are found in East Africa and 28 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 3,012th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 346,667 people.

The surname Lorna is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 710,460. In Kenya Lorna is mostly concentrated in: Bomet County, where 14 percent reside, Siaya County, where 14 percent reside and Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside. Other than Kenya this last name is found in 22 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent reside and Malaysia, where 6 percent reside.

Lorna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lorna has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lorna last name rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lorna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Lorna earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 17.3% less than the national average, earning $41,086 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lourna9128/
Lornah9122/
Lorgna9115/
Loerna917/
Lornat916/
Lornea912/
Lornau912/
Lornad912/
Lornay911/
Lornas911/
Lornaz911/
Liorna911/
Lornna910/
Lorenna83144/
Llornas8391/
Lorneau8344/
Lorhnay832/
Liornad831/
Liornas831/
Lgourna831/
Loirena831/
Lorhnap831/
Loyrena831/
Lournad830/
Lorne801,751/
Lerna80441/
Larna8029/
Lorné8019/
Lorni8017/
Lorny8010/
Lurna804/
Lorno801/
Lornaova771/
Lorennah771/
Lornie73371/
Larnas73338/
Liorni73263/
Lornet73128/
Lornoy73112/
Lornes7346/
Lorner7336/
Llerna7313/
Lorney7312/
Larnai7311/
Lornér7310/
Lernau739/
Lorgne739/
Lornez737/
Lourne737/
Liarna736/
Laurna736/
Liorne735/
Larnad733/
Larnah732/
Laerna732/
Lornui732/
Lornis731/
Lhorne731/
Lernna731/
Lerrna731/
Lorned731/
Lorneu731/
Luirna731/
Lasrna731/
Larnau731/
Larnea731/
Lourni731/
Lorneh731/
Lornei731/
Lorrne731/
Larnay730/
Loorny730/
Larnna730/
Lornge730/
Lernay730/
Lurnna730/
Lornee730/
Larnach67429/
Larnaud67277/
Lorgnet67104/
Larngai6770/
Lorenne6726/
Lornets6721/
Lorenni679/
Loirene677/
Larinna674/
Lyorner673/
Lhorner673/
Lournes672/
Lorgnie672/
Lorinne671/
Lornetz671/
Lourney671/
Lournis671/
Lournoy671/
Lornois671/
Larnais671/
Lhernau671/
Llornes671/
Lorhgeenay671/
Lurynna671/
Liornes671/
Larnaja671/
Lorgner670/
Lorrneh670/
Lorrnis670/
Lornner670/
Lornett670/

Lorna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorna in the Georgian language
ლორნაlorna-
Lorna in the Marathi language
लोरनाlorana37.37
लॉरनाlorana14.14
लोनlona12.12
लोनाlona11.11
लॉनlona10.1
लॉनाlona5.05
लॉरेनाlorena1.01
ळॉनाlona1.01
लोनर्lonar1.01
लॉरेनlorena1.01
लोरेनाlorena1.01
लोणर्lonar1.01
लोरकाloraka1.01
Lorna in the Hindi language
लोरनाlorana33.33
लरेनाlarena33.33
लोर्नाlorna33.33
Lorna in the Russian language
Лорнаlorna-
Lorna in the Arabic language
لورناlwrna-

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