Lorz Surname

221,505th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lorz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,4131:56,9757,362
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Costa Rica191:251,5832,896
Austria151:567,69652,281
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France31:22,140,907385,998
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Lörz (136) are calculated separately.

Lorz (17) may also be a first name.

Lorz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lorz is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Lörz. For other potential spellings of Lorz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorz? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,505th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,956,322 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Lorz are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.

The surname Lorz is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,413 people, or 1 in 56,975. In Germany it is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 51 percent live, Hesse, where 16 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Lorz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lorz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lorz last name expanded 2,207 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lorz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lorz last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lorz earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning $43,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.53% more than the national average, earning $58,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lörz92136/
Lortz891,852/
Loorz8985/
Loerz8911/
Lordz891/
Lor8686,451/
Loz869,438/
Loertz802/
Loirez801/
Lortze800/
Lorrtz800/
Lortzz800/
Lord7598,723/
Loor7563,686/
Lohr7519,844/
Lore759,998/
Louz754,007/
Lurz752,597/
Loir751,831/
Loer751,381/
Lour751,218/
Lort751,087/
Lior75938/
Llor75568/
Lorr75414/
Looz75402/
Loiz75379/
Lerz75267/
Lhor75240/
Losz75127/
Lärz7584/
Luor7572/
Lorc7566/
L'Or7554/
Larz7551/
Lorh7548/
Lioz7540/
Hloz7528/
Lozh757/
Lyor755/
Losr755/
Lloz753/
Lorp753/
Lojr753/
Lotr752/
Lhoz752/
Lozs752/
Luoz752/
Lgor751/
Loëz751/
Lyoz751/
Hlor751/
Lorzová731/
Lorch675,051/
Loure673,611/
Loire672,403/
Lhoir671,481/
Lorre671,210/
Llort67963/
Llore67844/
Lorts67421/
Lartz67320/
Liore67255/
Loord67222/
Lourd67217/
Lhore67173/
Laarz67156/
Lgour67136/
Llord67118/
Loore6787/
Lords6780/
Loosz6778/
Lorci6746/
Losre6745/
Lordt6734/
Loisz6734/
Lohur6733/
Lhour6728/
Louër6725/
Laerz6724/
Liord6723/
Loirr6722/
Lárez6722/
Lordh6721/
Loyre6716/
Lörtz6715/
Lhort6715/
Lortt6712/
L'Hor678/
Larzr678/
Lärtz678/
Lharz676/
Loirc676/
Lodzh675/
Loird674/
Louxz674/
Lourt673/
Lertz673/
Lojsz673/
Liort673/
Llorc673/
Hlore673/
Lourr672/
Loyrd672/
D'Lor672/
Lloyz671/
Loerh671/
Lohrd671/
Lorcs671/
Louhr671/
Loysz671/
Llour671/
Lorhe671/
Lorrd671/
Lohsz671/
Lourp671/
Làrez671/
Larzh671/
Larzs671/
Lerdz671/
Lhoer671/
Lhorh671/
Loosr671/
Hlloz671/
Hlouz671/
Lordd671/
Luore671/
Loytr671/
Lohtr671/
Loirt671/
Luzrz671/
Larrz670/
Loohr670/
Liorh670/

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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 Lorz
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