Lurence Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Lurence Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lurence Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Lurence (99) may also be a first name.

Lurence Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lurence is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lurence click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lurence? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,141,416th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 186,860,152 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Lurence reside; 72 percent reside in West Africa and 72 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lurence is also the 951,070th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 99 people.

It is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 6,326,527. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Niger, where 21 percent reside, Benue, where 14 percent reside and Kogi, where 14 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Lurence Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lurence has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lurence surname declined 44 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lurence Last Name Statistics demography

Lurence earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.71% less than the national average, earning $38,958 USD per year.

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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 Lurence
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