Lochow Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lochow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lochow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1621:496,94742,561
United States1381:2,626,514158,538
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Lochow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lochow occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Lochow click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lochow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lochow is the 891,661st most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Lochow live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Lochow is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 162 people, or 1 in 496,947. In Germany Lochow is most numerous in: Berlin, where 41 percent are found, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 46 percent are found and Thailand, where 0 percent are found.

Lochow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lochow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lochow surname grew 2,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lochow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lochow surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Lochow earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.07% more than the national average, earning $54,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Locow913/
Lüchow83172/
Lachow83127/
Luchow8373/
Lechow8345/
Lokhow8331/
Lochov8314/
Lochaw831/
Lochoff7749/
Luchowa7741/
Lochova7718/
Leechow7718/
Hluchow779/
Laschow773/
Liachow772/
Lodchov771/
Latchow770/
Lozow7376/
Losow7317/
Loßow739/
Lacow738/
Locov731/
Hlochova715/
Loschova712/
Lochhoff710/
Lokhov671,578/
Lochab67366/
Loshaw67198/
Lossow67194/
Lochav67192/
Lotzow67109/
Losowa6777/
Lechov6770/
Lachov6752/
Locaph6740/
Lechów6726/
Luchov6710/
Lachaw679/
Loshov675/
Lacowa673/
Hlouchova672/
Looxow672/
Lojschova672/
Lozhov672/
Luchob671/
Lachów671/
Locahv671/
Lochaf671/
Lochub671/
Luchof671/
Lotcov671/
Locoff670/
Lochuf670/

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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
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  • 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 Lochow
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