Loewen Surname
Approximately 14,362 people bear this surname
Loewen Surname User-submission:
The o and the e are read as an umlaut ö. Loewen means 'lion' in High German and in Low German (Plautdietsch). I am a Mennonite, born in the US whose mother and father were born and raised in Mexico, my grandparents on both sides were born in Canada, and my great- and great-great grandparents were all born in Russia.
Read More About This SurnameLoewen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 8,030 | 1:4,588 | 646 |
| United States | 3,751 | 1:96,630 | 10,793 |
| Mexico | 1,534 | 1:80,917 | 3,377 |
| Germany | 364 | 1:221,169 | 24,820 |
| Paraguay | 227 | 1:31,880 | 1,071 |
| Brazil | 194 | 1:1,103,476 | 38,577 |
| Belize | 61 | 1:5,827 | 978 |
| Luxembourg | 58 | 1:10,009 | 1,703 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 39 | 1:1,287,659 | 71,386 |
Loewen (78) may also be a first name.
Loewen Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The o and the e are read as an umlaut ö. Loewen means 'lion' in High German and in Low German (Plautdietsch). I am a Mennonite, born in the US whose mother and father were born and raised in Mexico, my grandparents on both sides were born in Canada, and my great- and great-great grandparents were all born in Russia. Many of my aunts and uncles have more recently migrated to countries in South America. Ours is a story of migration, but the high and low German have remained consistent no matter where we've moved. Many of use speak both high and low German, as well as English, Spanish, etc. with Russian words peppering our cuisine terms.
- juturna22Loewen (or Löwen) is the plural form of the German word for 'lion', löwe.
- owlfaceyLoewen Demographics
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Loewen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loewen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loewen is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Loewen? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 36,725th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 507,419 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Loewen are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Loewen is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 78 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 8,030 people, or 1 in 4,588. In Canada Loewen is most common in: Manitoba, where 36 percent are found, British Columbia, where 23 percent are found and Alberta, where 18 percent are found. Barring Canada it is found in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Mexico, where 11 percent are found.
Loewen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Loewen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Loewen surname rose 9,618 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Loewen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Loewen are 33.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 86.24% being registered with the party.
The amount Loewen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.3% more than the national average, earning $44,142 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $47,045 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loeweng | 92 | 120 | / |
| Loewien | 92 | 3 | / |
| Looewen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lowen | 91 | 3,809 | / |
| Lewen | 91 | 595 | / |
| Loewn | 91 | 1 | / |
| Louwen | 83 | 564 | / |
| Lowien | 83 | 369 | / |
| Lewien | 83 | 315 | / |
| Loween | 83 | 72 | / |
| Laewen | 83 | 59 | / |
| Leween | 83 | 58 | / |
| Leewen | 83 | 51 | / |
| Leuwen | 83 | 21 | / |
| Lhewen | 83 | 18 | / |
| Loewin | 83 | 18 | / |
| Loewem | 83 | 6 | / |
| Lowoen | 83 | 2 | / |
| Lowenn | 83 | 0 | / |
| Lown | 80 | 2,598 | / |
| Lewn | 80 | 20 | / |
| Loewenová | 80 | 2 | / |
| Louwien | 77 | 54 | / |
| Loewing | 77 | 4 | / |
| Loewink | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lewin | 73 | 24,338 | / |
| Löwen | 73 | 3,070 | / |
| Lowin | 73 | 874 | / |
| Lewén | 73 | 84 | / |
| Luwen | 73 | 49 | / |
| Lowén | 73 | 37 | / |
| Läwen | 73 | 21 | / |
| Leweń | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lowyn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Loehwing | 71 | 62 | / |
| Louweene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Louweine | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lauwen | 67 | 444 | / |
| Liuwen | 67 | 133 | / |
| Lawien | 67 | 86 | / |
| Lehuen | 67 | 38 | / |
| Lewień | 67 | 33 | / |
| Lewinn | 67 | 33 | / |
| Luwean | 67 | 16 | / |
| Leuben | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lohwin | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lewijn | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laeuen | 67 | 6 | / |
| Louben | 67 | 5 | / |
| Luwene | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lewwin | 67 | 3 | / |
| Levehn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Löween | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lubeen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Louwin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loowin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llewin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawaen | 67 | 1 | / |
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