In the entire world, לורנץ (Lorenz 
, Lorentz 
, Laurents 
) is a common masculine forename. The first name לורנץ is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a common boy's name, Austria, and Switzerland, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Germany, Philippines, and Austria. More frequently, לורנץ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Lorenz | Germany, Austria, United States, France, Brazil |
| Lorentz | Germany, Philippines, United States, France, Brazil |
| Laurents | Germany, Indonesia, Denmark, United States, France |
| לורנץ | Israel |
Lars, Lasse, Laurance, Laurence, Laurent, Laurentius, Lauri, Lawrence, Llorenc, Llorenç, Loran, Lorencz, Lorensa, Lorenss, Lorenzo, Lorenzová, Lornts, Lourenço, Luregn, Lörenz, Lőrinc, Лаврентий, Лаврентій, Ларан, Ларс, Ласе, Лассе, Лаури, Лаурі, Ловренс, Лоран, Лоренс, Лоренсо, Лоренц, Лоренцо, Лоуренс, לורנס, روبرت, لارس, لاسي, لوران, لورانس, لورنس, لورينزو, ラッセ, ラース, ロレンス, ローラン, ローレンス, 劳伦斯,
לורנץ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Lorenz von Pommersfelden , the operatic character in the opera Mathis der Maler by Paul Hindemith; catholic dean of Mainz cathedral.