Lourens Surname
Approximately 20,685 people bear this surname
Lourens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 14,781 | 1:3,665 | 484 |
| Curaçao | 3,170 | 1:50 | 12 |
| Netherlands | 1,613 | 1:10,469 | 1,418 |
| United States | 254 | 1:1,427,004 | 98,129 |
| Australia | 185 | 1:145,923 | 15,562 |
| England | 121 | 1:460,480 | 30,233 |
| Russia | 118 | 1:1,221,382 | 88,976 |
| New Zealand | 72 | 1:62,893 | 9,679 |
| Zimbabwe | 67 | 1:230,421 | 25,509 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Aruba | 9 | 1:11,497 | 1,511 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Oman | 3 | 1:1,229,324 | 8,987 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
Lourens (13,914) may also be a first name.
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Lourens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lourens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lourens (Georgian: ლოურენს, Hindi: लौरेन्स, Russian: Лоуренс) is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lourens.
How Common Is The Last Name Lourens? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lourens is the 26,016th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 352,311 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Lourens are found; 72 percent are found in Southern Africa and 72 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 48,810th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 13,914 people.
It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 14,781 people, or 1 in 3,665. In South Africa Lourens is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 30 percent are found, Western Cape, where 26 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent are found. Barring South Africa this surname is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in Curaçao, where 15 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.
Lourens Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lourens last name is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Lourens surname are 10.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.82% being registered with the party.
The amount Lourens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.55% more than the national average, earning R 379,140 per year; in United States they earn 3.03% less than the national average, earning $41,843 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.76% more than the national average, earning $62,483 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lourens Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lourens in the Georgian language | ||
| ლოურენს | lourens | - |
| Lourens in the Hindi language | ||
| लौरेन्स | laurensa | - |
| Lourens in the Russian language | ||
| Лоуренс | lourens | - |
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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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