Lours Surname

483,143rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Lours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6681:99,43514,559
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Lours (26) may also be a first name.

Lours Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lours (Russian: Лоурс) is found in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Lours click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lours? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 483,143rd most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,576,990 people. The last name Lours is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Lours reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Lours is also the 2,084,397th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.

The surname Lours is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 668 people, or 1 in 99,435. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 32 percent live, Île-de-France, where 29 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 17 percent live. Excluding France Lours exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Lours Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lours has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 85 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lours Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Lours last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Lours earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 38.66% less than the national average, earning $26,469 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lhours9144/
Louers9139/
L'Ours916/
Lourse913/
Lors89313/
Lurs8919/
L'Hours83105/
Louerse831/
Leurs803,898/
Luhrs802,630/
Luers801,133/
Lorse80625/
Loers80519/
Laurs80316/
Luurs80207/
Lurås80182/
Lorås80160/
Loirs80103/
Lhors8079/
Lohrs8063/
Lurse8039/
Lorsh809/
Lgors809/
Loors808/
Lhurs804/
Lorst803/
Liors801/
Lurst801/
Lur's801/
Lursh800/
Lyors800/
Lowers731,722/
Luehrs73880/
Lorsch73301/
Loehrs73146/
Lauers73121/
Loiars7315/
Leuers734/
Leuhrs734/
Loyers733/
Lhorst732/
Lhurst732/
Lorshe732/
Lursch732/
Lheurs731/
Leurse731/
Lojars731/
Layors731/
Loersh731/
Lorsth731/
Lource730/
Lars671,153/
Loersch67260/
Loggers6792/
Lorsche6735/
Lorx6732/
Lürs6716/
Lowersh672/
Looyers671/
Lorš671/
Lowerst671/
Luehhrs671/
Laursch671/
Lowerse670/
Lajorst670/

Lours Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lours in the Russian language
Лоурсlours-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lours
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