Lorås Surname

1,374,607th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Lorås Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lorås Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1541:33,3914,679
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183

The alternate forms: Lörås (1) are calculated separately.

Lorås Last Name Facts

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

Lorås is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lörås. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lorås? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lorås is the 1,374,607th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lorås reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 33,391. In Norway it is most numerous in: Central Norway, where 77 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 18 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 4 percent reside. Beside Norway Lorås exists in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Lorås Last Name Statistics demography

Lorås earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.67% less than the national average, earning 326,459 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lörås931/
Lors89313/
Lours80689/
Lorse80625/
Loers80519/
Lurås80182/
Loirs80103/
Lhors8079/
Lohrs8063/
Lerås8011/
Lorsh809/
Lgors809/
Loors808/
Larås804/
Lorst803/
Liors801/
Lyors800/
Lorsch73301/
Loehrs73146/
Lhours7344/
L'Ours736/
Lourse733/
Lhorst732/
Lorshe732/
Loersh731/
Lorsth731/
Lars671,153/
Loersch67260/
L'Hours67105/
Lers6750/
Lorsche6735/
Lorx6732/
Lurs6719/
Lürs6716/
Lörs6711/
Lorš671/

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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 Lorås
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