Lorei

surname · Latin script

Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ˈɫɔɹeɪ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Lorei is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Germany than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States1 in 2.1M(measured from records)
  • DEGermany≈1 in 297K
  • IEIreland≈1 in 428K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Germany (inferred from the name graph)

≈270 people, est.

Sources
92 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 297K (inferred from the name graph)

Germany, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Lorei counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Lorei is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
DE Germany≈270 est.≈1 in 297K—Lorei46
US United States1561 in 2.1M156Lorei92
GB United Kingdom≈16 est.≈1 in 4.1M—Lorei4
IE Ireland≈12 est.≈1 in 428K—Lorei2
CA Canada≈7 est.≈1 in 5.7M—Lorei8

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Lorei is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • Russian surname5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan

    Languages: Russian, Ukrainian

    Also written Лорей, Лореи

28 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Ms Lorei,
InformalHi Lorei,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 7 sources across 3 countries.

Official registers attesting Lorei
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010156#112,568
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020145#124,450
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000136#118,236
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 1

  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce Lorei?
A machine transcription gives /ˈɫɔɹeɪ/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does Lorei have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 270 people named Lorei in Germany, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled lorei.
How common is the name Lorei?
In the United States, the national register counted 156 people named Lorei in 2010, about 1 in 2.1 million residents.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Lorei”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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