Loewenthal Surname
Approximately 1,107 people bear this surname
Loewenthal Surname User-submission:
The Löwenthal (Loewenthal) surname means 'valley of lions' in German. It's from a Jewish origin, and originally written Löwenthal. The latinization made it without the ö, and with the oe substitution.
Loewenthal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 489 | 1:741,225 | 58,038 |
| Israel | 218 | 1:39,255 | 5,383 |
| Germany | 76 | 1:1,059,282 | 71,604 |
| Australia | 54 | 1:499,920 | 37,885 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Venezuela | 49 | 1:616,410 | 10,951 |
| South Africa | 45 | 1:1,203,949 | 68,637 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Colombia | 12 | 1:3,981,173 | 16,511 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 119 | 1:422,006 | 30,979 |
Loewenthal Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Löwenthal (Loewenthal) surname means 'valley of lions' in German. It's from a Jewish origin, and originally written Löwenthal. The latinization made it without the ö, and with the oe substitution.
- eduardo_loewenthalThis surname is derived from Old German Löwe + Thal, meaning 'lion valley'; or deriving from the Ashkenazi prefix Lev-, as in the descendants of Levi.
- Michael LeventalLoewenthal Demographics
Average Loewenthal Salary in
United States
$55,382 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Loewenthal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Loewenthal Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Loewenthal is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Loewenthal? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 333,705th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,583,149 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Loewenthal reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 489 people, or 1 in 741,225. In The United States Loewenthal is most frequent in: New York, where 19 percent are found, California, where 17 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 7 percent are found.
Loewenthal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Loewenthal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loewenthal surname rose 411 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Loewenthal Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Loewenthal last name is principally Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Loewenthal last name are 45.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 98.33% registered with the political party.
The amount Loewenthal earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 29.02% more than the national average, earning R 306,612 per year; in Colombia they earn 52.77% more than the national average, earning $34,681,700 COP per year and in United States they earn 28.35% more than the national average, earning $55,382 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewenthal | 95 | 89 | / |
| Loewenthall | 95 | 1 | / |
| Loewental | 95 | 1 | / |
| Loewnthal | 95 | 0 | / |
| Lowenthall | 90 | 4 | / |
| Loewentaal | 90 | 1 | / |
| Loebenthal | 90 | 1 | / |
| Lewenthall | 90 | 0 | / |
| Lowenthaul | 90 | 0 | / |
| Loewenthol | 90 | 0 | / |
| Lewental | 89 | 51 | / |
| Lowental | 89 | 9 | / |
| Lownthal | 89 | 2 | / |
| Lewnthal | 89 | 0 | / |
| Loewentheil | 86 | 26 | / |
| Leventhal | 84 | 3,836 | / |
| Löwenthal | 84 | 197 | / |
| Lewinthal | 84 | 23 | / |
| Lowenthol | 84 | 1 | / |
| Lowinthal | 84 | 0 | / |
| Leibenthal | 80 | 2 | / |
| Lowentheil | 80 | 1 | / |
| Loubenthal | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leiventhal | 80 | 0 | / |
| Leaventhal | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lewintal | 78 | 3 | / |
| Leibenthall | 76 | 0 | / |
| Levinthal | 74 | 419 | / |
| Löwenthál | 74 | 1 | / |
| Löwentahl | 74 | 1 | / |
| Löwenthalová | 73 | 3 | / |
| Levntal | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lowntol | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laubenthal | 70 | 984 | / |
| Lubental | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lavinthal | 63 | 54 | / |
| Laubental | 63 | 3 | / |
| Laubentaal | 60 | 0 | / |
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