Loewe Surname
Approximately 3,696 people bear this surname
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]
Read More About This SurnameLoewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,607 | 1:225,550 | 21,806 |
| Germany | 1,598 | 1:50,379 | 6,572 |
| Brazil | 134 | 1:1,597,570 | 52,858 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Spain | 34 | 1:1,375,060 | 44,096 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Argentina | 15 | 1:2,849,561 | 122,961 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 186 | 1:269,993 | 21,996 |
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]
“Lion”. Sacred Animal of Tribe Judah. (“Arje” in Hebrew.) (Also Lowe and Leib.)
(German) Variants of Lowe, q.v.
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.'
- archeroftheeyesLoewe Demographics
Average Male Loewe Height
175.76 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Loewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Loewe occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Loewe.
How Common Is The Last Name Loewe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Loewe is the 123,518th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,971,739 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Loewe reside; 45 percent reside in Western Europe and 44 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Loewe is also the 1,191,548th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 67 people.
The last name 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 Loewe is most prevalent in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Nevada, where 14 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States Loewe exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 43 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.
Loewe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Loewe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 Loewe are 17.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.31% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loewes | 91 | 10 | / |
| Loewie | 91 | 6 | / |
| Loewey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lowe | 89 | 215,662 | / |
| Loew | 89 | 4,942 | / |
| Lewe | 89 | 3,487 | / |
| Lowey | 80 | 1,278 | / |
| Loewy | 80 | 1,083 | / |
| Lewey | 80 | 1,032 | / |
| Loeve | 80 | 752 | / |
| Louwe | 80 | 454 | / |
| Lewie | 80 | 312 | / |
| Leewe | 80 | 288 | / |
| Leuwe | 80 | 206 | / |
| Lovee | 80 | 204 | / |
| Loewi | 80 | 109 | / |
| Lowei | 80 | 83 | / |
| Lewei | 80 | 49 | / |
| Loweh | 80 | 44 | / |
| Lioew | 80 | 32 | / |
| Leweh | 80 | 31 | / |
| Lewwe | 80 | 28 | / |
| Lowea | 80 | 24 | / |
| Lewhe | 80 | 21 | / |
| Lewee | 80 | 19 | / |
| Laewe | 80 | 18 | / |
| Lhowe | 80 | 14 | / |
| Hlewe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Llowe | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lowee | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hlowe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lohew | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lehwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lohwe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Loowe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lewea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lowwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Llewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leuwer | 73 | 398 | / |
| Loewit | 73 | 69 | / |
| Loyjew | 73 | 12 | / |
| Loewha | 73 | 10 | / |
| Lohwee | 73 | 8 | / |
| Lehwea | 73 | 6 | / |
| Leewei | 73 | 5 | / |
| Loever | 73 | 5 | / |
| Laewej | 73 | 4 | / |
| Loubee | 73 | 2 | / |
| D'Lowe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Louiwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leewue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leewee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laewee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lohwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loewii | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loowey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Louvee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laewer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lehwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Leeweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loeway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loeves | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loevei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loowei | 73 | 1 | / |
| L'Lowe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Laeweu | 73 | 0 | / |
| Loweey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Love | 67 | 167,351 | / |
| Löwe | 67 | 7,238 | / |
| Lawe | 67 | 5,723 | / |
| Luwe | 67 | 4,343 | / |
| Lewi | 67 | 3,483 | / |
| Leve | 67 | 3,038 | / |
| Lowy | 67 | 2,858 | / |
| Lewy | 67 | 1,441 | / |
| Lowi | 67 | 556 | / |
| Loevets | 67 | 82 | / |
| Loewith | 67 | 60 | / |
| Lehweij | 67 | 48 | / |
| Laewetz | 67 | 26 | / |
| Loheeva | 67 | 18 | / |
| Laew | 67 | 16 | / |
| Laeweïd | 67 | 11 | / |
| Loewidt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lowé | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loewitt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Loyjiew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loebhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louwehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lõwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liohebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louwett | 67 | 0 | / |
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