Loewer Surname

434,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Loewer Surname User-submission:

Loewer is derived from the German surname, Löwen. In the 1930s a German family of that surname immigrated to the United States, but did not speak or write in English, thus, Loewer was a misspelling of the more common surname Lowen.

Loewer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5111:709,31355,985
Germany1891:425,95538,510
Switzerland361:228,13719,301
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
England71:7,959,723202,100
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Loewer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Loewer is derived from the German surname, Löwen. In the 1930s a German family of that surname immigrated to the United States, but did not speak or write in English, thus, Loewer was a misspelling of the more common surname Lowen.

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Loewer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Loewer is most common in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Loewer.

How Common Is The Last Name Loewer? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 434,504th most numerous family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,213,080 people. The last name Loewer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Loewer live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 511 people, or 1 in 709,313. In The United States Loewer is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 18 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Loewer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loewer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loewer last name rose 1,188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loewer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Loewer are 0.91999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.31% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Loewer earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.78% more than the national average, earning $48,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.54% more than the national average, earning $71,317 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loewert92299/
Lower919,170/
Lewer911,727/
Lewier83568/
Leuwer83398/
Louwer8322/
Lowerr8315/
Leweir8312/
Leewer838/
Lowier838/
Loveer837/
Loever835/
Lewehr833/
Lehwer833/
Lowher832/
Llower831/
Loweyr831/
Loweer831/
Lowear831/
Laewer831/
Leweur830/
Lowerz830/
Looveer7726/
Louwere777/
Louwier771/
Loweher771/
Loebher771/
Lever7315,064/
Lover7314,593/
Lawer737,973/
Löwer731,747/
Lewir7374/
Luwer7327/
Lüwer7326/
Lowir736/
Lohueier711/
Louber671,902/
Levier671,340/
Leever671,070/
Llever67508/
Lawerh67485/
Laeber67311/
Llover67233/
Leuver67132/
Lovier67102/
Luwere6790/
Levear6764/
Lhover6762/
Lauwer6761/
Löwert6735/
Louver6731/
Laveer6721/
Leuber6718/
Leveur6716/
Loverr679/
Lawier677/
Loverh675/
Loveur674/
Laever673/
Lovejr673/
Leveer673/
Lahwer672/
Luywer671/
Lewhyr671/
Loover671/
Leveir671/
Hlover671/
Laeuer671/
Leevir671/
Lawerr671/
Lawher671/
Laweyr671/
Loveir671/
Lawear671/
Loeschuer670/
Leverr670/
Lewair670/
Lewoir670/

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