Loewe Surname

123,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Loewe Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Lion [Ger. löwe, Middle High German lewe, louwe, O.H.Ger. lewo, louwo ( = Dutch leeuw), lion; borrowed forms which have more in common with Hebrew l ví than Latin leo]

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Loewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6071:225,55021,806
Germany1,5981:50,3796,572
Brazil1341:1,597,57052,858
Australia451:599,90442,958
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Chile251:704,65916,160
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Austria161:532,21549,801
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
France91:7,380,302306,885
China71:195,331,65210,124
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Norway61:857,04855,549
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

Loewe (67) may also be a first name.

Loewe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Lion [Ger. löwe, Middle High German lewe, louwe, O.H.Ger. lewo, louwo ( = Dutch leeuw), lion; borrowed forms which have more in common with Hebrew l ví than Latin leo]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Lion”. Sacred Animal of Tribe Judah. (“Arje” in Hebrew.) (Also Lowe and Leib.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Variants of Lowe, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Loewe: Ornamental. German origin. From 'löewe/löwe' (German, 'lion'). Found amongst German people and Ashkenazi Jews, particularly Levites, by whom the name was often adopted due to its superficial similarity to the word 'Levi.'

- archeroftheeyes

Loewe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loewe is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Loewe is the 123,518th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,971,739 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Loewe live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. Loewe is also the 1,191,548th most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 67 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,607 people, or 1 in 225,550. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent live, Nevada, where 14 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 43 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Loewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Loewe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Loewe last name rose 864 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 643 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Loewe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Loewe surname are 17.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.31% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Loewe earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.46% less than the national average, earning 296,042 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 50.47% less than the national average, earning R 117,696 per year; in United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,549 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $54,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loewes9110/
Loewie916/
Loewey911/
Lowe89215,662/
Loew894,942/
Lewe893,487/
Lowey801,278/
Loewy801,083/
Lewey801,032/
Loeve80752/
Louwe80454/
Lewie80312/
Leewe80288/
Leuwe80206/
Lovee80204/
Loewi80109/
Lowei8083/
Lewei8049/
Loweh8044/
Lioew8032/
Leweh8031/
Lewwe8028/
Lowea8024/
Lewhe8021/
Lewee8019/
Laewe8018/
Lhowe8014/
Hlewe807/
Llowe805/
Lowee805/
Hlowe803/
Lohew802/
Lehwe802/
Lohwe802/
Loowe801/
Lewea801/
Lowwe801/
Llewe801/
Leuwer73398/
Loewit7369/
Loyjew7312/
Loewha7310/
Lohwee738/
Lehwea736/
Leewei735/
Loever735/
Laewej734/
Loubee732/
D'Lowe732/
Louiwe731/
Leewue731/
Leewee731/
Laewee731/
Lohwey731/
Louwey731/
Loewii731/
Loowey731/
Louvee731/
Laewer731/
Lehwie731/
Leeweh731/
Loeway731/
Loeves731/
Loevei731/
Loowei731/
L'Lowe731/
Laeweu730/
Loweey730/
Love67167,351/
Löwe677,238/
Lawe675,723/
Luwe674,343/
Lewi673,483/
Leve673,038/
Lowy672,858/
Lewy671,441/
Lowi67556/
Loevets6782/
Loewith6760/
Lehweij6748/
Laewetz6726/
Loheeva6718/
Laew6716/
Laeweïd6711/
Loewidt678/
Lowé674/
Loewitt673/
Loyjiew672/
Loebhey671/
Louwehe671/
Lõwe671/
Lewj671/
Liohebe671/
Louwett670/

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