Loewenthal Surname

333,705th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4891:741,22558,038
Israel2181:39,2555,383
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
Australia541:499,92037,885
England521:1,071,50151,923
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
Venezuela491:616,41010,951
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Colombia121:3,981,17316,511
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

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_loewenthal

This 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 Levental

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.

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