Lowis Forename

210,608th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 1,382 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Liberia

Lowis Forename Definition:

A male name. Latin Ludovicus, French Louis,Italian Luigi, Spanish Luis, German Ludwig: Old German Chlodovech, compound of hloda from the root hlu ‘to hear' and viga ‘fight’. The founder of the Merovingian line of Frankish kings, Chlodowig I (46&-511) was called in Latin Ludovicus or Clovis, and later reduction produced the French Louis.

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Lowis Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India
100%
4881:2,489,504120,833
DR Congo
75%
 
1921:384,51914,440
Indonesia-1111:2,323,997114,524
United States
100%
851:4,265,14156,002
Nigeria
78%
 
751:2,367,52544,930
Venezuela
 
63%
621:487,12713,195
Uganda
 
72%
531:772,77214,928
Zambia-481:330,3089,176
Papua New Guinea
 
67%
401:203,80817,339
Colombia
100%
291:1,647,54915,126
Liberia
 
70%
261:169,6956,327
Dominican Republic-251:417,25113,014
South Africa
94%
 
241:2,272,19464,564
Malaysia
94%
 
211:1,449,99746,053
Zimbabwe
50%
 
191:811,78030,897
Philippines
94%
 
151:7,067,298110,797
Panama
 
83%
121:325,54610,471
Peru
100%
61:5,298,57637,737
England
50%
 
51:11,120,58476,686
Iraq-41:8,754,46516,071
Congo
100%
41:1,252,30119,043
Namibia-41:601,0457,837
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Pakistan
100%
31:64,785,893186,184
Germany
72%
 
21:48,338,93872,742
Wales
100%
21:1,547,15412,610
Burkina Faso
100%
21:9,189,73469,235
Tanzania
50%
 
21:26,394,16073,301
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Ivory Coast
100%
21:11,537,96695,271
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Niger
100%
11:19,183,99477,442
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Nicaragua
100%
11:6,018,33634,175
Netherlands-11:16,902,08343,152
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Canada-11:33,133,372113,810
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
Guyana-11:763,26224,238
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904

Lowis (2,228) may also be a surname.

Lowis Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Latin Ludovicus, French Louis,Italian Luigi, Spanish Luis, German Ludwig: Old German Chlodovech, compound of hloda from the root hlu ‘to hear' and viga ‘fight’. The founder of the Merovingian line of Frankish kings, Chlodowig I (46&-511) was called in Latin Ludovicus or Clovis, and later reduction produced the French Louis. It was, perhaps, the most popular of all names in France until the Revolution and was borne by no fewer than 18 kings. It was introduced into England soon after the Norman Conquest, the English form of the name being Lewis or Lowis, and gave rise to many surnames, e.g. Lewis, Lewes, Lowis, Lowes, Lewison, &e. It has been used a good deal in Wales, originally as an anglicization of Llewellyn (q.v.). The French spelling and pronunciation are now sometimes used, e.g. Robert Louis Stevenson. The Provençal form of the name was Aloys, and Aloisio was also sometimes used in Italy and Spain (see further Aloysius). See also Lodowick.

Lewis Curia Regis Rolls 1203. Lowis Curia Regis Rolls 1210, Lodewicus Feudal Aids 1428.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Lowis Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowise91287/
Lowies9159/
Louwis9155/
Lowish9123/
Loewis919/
Lowiss914/
Lowwis914/
Lowijs913/
Lowuis913/
Lowais912/
Loweis912/
Lowisse8313/
Louwies834/
Loweise832/
Louwise832/
Loiwuis831/
Loewish831/
Louwuis831/
Lowaise831/
Lowaish831/
Lewis80287,221/
Lovis803,872/
Luwis802,626/
Lowes80292/
Lobis80262/
Lawis80134/
Lowys808/
Lowiz808/
Léwis801/
Lovish731,339/
Lovise73979/
Lewies73696/
Loovis73175/
Lowice73123/
Lewuis7382/
Lewish7367/
Lewiss7356/
Lovies7350/
Luwies7335/
Liovis7333/
Lowess7331/
Louvis7329/
Lawais7329/
Lobish7323/
Lawish7321/
Luwise7319/
Lavois7319/
Leuwis7314/
Leewis7314/
Luwish7314/
Loveis7313/
Lowyse7312/
Levois7311/
Louwes7311/
Llewis7310/
Lovios7310/
Lawise739/
Lubois738/
Luouis738/
Luhwis738/
Liobis738/
Loouis738/
Loivis736/
Lawies736/
Loobis735/
Lewwis735/
Leweis735/
Loiuis735/
Lovois734/
Lewhis734/
Lowesh734/
Loybis733/
Loviss733/
Luiwis733/
Lewais732/
Lovhis732/
Lovais732/
Lowese732/
Loubis732/
Losuis732/
Lawiss732/
Liouis732/
Lobiss732/
Loibis732/
Lyovis732/
Luwiss732/
Hlewis731/
Lohwys731/
Loibes731/
Loibys731/
Loivys731/
Lojuis731/
Loevis731/
Lobuis731/
Llobis731/
Llovis731/
Llowes731/
Liowys731/
Lauwis731/
Laweis731/
Lawi's731/
Lhowiz731/
Lehwis731/
Lewi's731/
Lewihs731/
Lewisz731/
Laewis731/
Loowiz731/
Louwiz731/
Lovisc731/
Lovist731/
Loweiz731/
Luvois731/
Luwais731/
Luwuis731/
Luweis731/
Loowys731/
Lovijs731/
Low'heiss711/
Loiuise6725/
Lavoise6722/
Luouise6721/
Loveish6713/
Loouise6710/
Lovishe676/
Louuise676/
Louvois675/
Lauwise674/
Louvise673/
Luvoise672/
Lowayse672/
Loveist672/
Louweix672/
Lowesse672/
Liouise672/
Lawishe671/
Llovies671/
Lobhish671/
Liovhis671/
Lauwuis671/
Laweise671/
Lawwish671/
Lewissh671/
Looviss671/
Lowhess671/
Lowiche671/
Lowitce671/
Loysuis671/
Loyuise671/
Loyviss671/
Louvais671/
Louvish671/
Loviesh671/
Lovisce671/
Louhuis671/
Loevies671/
Louisyu671/
Lawwist671/
Lewiswu671/

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