Lorten Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lorten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lorten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lorten (Russian: Лортен) is found most in South Africa. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lorten.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorten? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Lorten are found; 50 percent are found in Southern Africa and 50 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Lorten is most prevalent in: Free State, where 67 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 33 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Lorten exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Lorten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lorten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lorthen922/
Lortten920/
Lorthoen861/
Lurten8353/
Lerten8314/
Larten8313/
Lortin834/
Lortion7738/
Lortina772/
Lartien771/
Larthen770/
Lartin67715/
Lartén675/
Lurtin672/
Lortim671/
Lertin671/
Larting6212/
Lurting622/
Laertin621/
Leurtnk621/
Lörting621/
Lartina621/

Lorten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lorten in the Russian language
Лортенlorten-

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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
  • 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 Lorten
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