Lourens Surname

26,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Lourens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lourens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa14,7811:3,665484
Curaçao3,1701:5012
Netherlands1,6131:10,4691,418
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Australia1851:145,92315,562
England1211:460,48030,233
Russia1181:1,221,38288,976
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Zimbabwe671:230,42125,509
Canada491:751,95159,756
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Belarus121:791,75562,255
India101:76,706,538639,611
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Monaco11:37,0664,748

Lourens (13,914) may also be a first name.

Lourens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lourens (Georgian: ლოურენს, Hindi: लौरेन्स, Russian: Лоуренс) is found most in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lourens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lourens is the 26,016th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 352,311 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Lourens reside; 72 percent reside in Southern Africa and 72 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 48,810th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 13,914 people.

Lourens is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 14,781 people, or 1 in 3,665. In South Africa Lourens is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 30 percent reside, Western Cape, where 26 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent reside. Other than South Africa this surname is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in Curaçao, where 15 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Lourens Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Lourens last name are 10.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lourensz93116/
Lourense9363/
Lorens922,116/
Lurens924/
Lourensse884/
Llorens8619,404/
Laurens8610,277/
Lourenz8665/
Lorrens8647/
Loorens8646/
Lorense8623/
Lohrens8622/
Llurens8621/
Lhorens865/
Lourenç864/
Lyorens864/
Loriens863/
Liorens862/
Lorensz862/
Lorenns861/
Lourems861/
Lotrens861/
Loirens860/
Loerens860/
Leurens860/
Lurns8316/
Lorns8315/
Lourence80459/
Laurense80169/
Llaurens80110/
Lourenze8038/
Laurensh803/
Llorrens802/
Laurensz802/
Laurrens802/
Lowerens801/
Lorensse801/
Llorense801/
Lourençe801/
L'Lorens801/
Laurenss801/
Lheurens800/
Lorenz77132,476/
Larens77469/
Lurins77117/
Lurenz7765/
Lorins7732/
Loerns7731/
Lorenx774/
Lorems771/
Laurns770/
Laurensse75145/
Lourrence7513/
Lorensová753/
Lorensova752/
Lorence714,328/
Laurenz711,453/
Leirens71366/
Lorenze71328/
Llarens71140/
Laurins7192/
Llorenz7170/
Lloréns7163/
Lierens7143/
Lurence7139/
Leerens7119/
Layrens7114/
Llorenç718/
Lairens714/
Larense714/
Lorenzt714/
Lorrenz714/
Lorrins713/
Larenns712/
Lorennz711/
Lurinsh711/
Luhrins711/
Lorienz711/
Lorin's711/
Llorins711/
Learens711/
Laarens711/
Laruens711/
Loreenz711/
Lareens711/
Laurems711/
Lauryns711/
Laurēns711/
Lauréns711/
Loorenz711/
Lorinse710/
Larrens710/
Lorgins710/
Lorench710/
Loerenz710/
Laurence6724,706/
Llorence6765/
Lorrence6746/
Lorenzze6725/
Larns6715/
Laurinsh6714/
Loręs6713/
Laurenze6710/
Lowerins676/
Loorence674/
Lornz673/
Lurrence673/
Leurence671/
Lowerenz671/
Laurijns671/
Laurinse671/
Lohrence670/
Lauerenz670/
Lohrenze670/
Leehrens670/
Laurrins670/
Lawerens670/
Laurrenz670/
Lathrens670/

Lourens Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lourens in the Georgian language
ლოურენსlourens-
Lourens in the Hindi language
लौरेन्सlaurensa-
Lourens in the Russian language
Лоуренсlourens-

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