Loewy Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Loewy Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the lion; one with lion-like characteristics; descendant of Levi (united).

Loewy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7831:462,91139,479
England771:723,61140,488
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
Israel231:372,07130,321
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Colombia141:3,412,43415,450
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Austria111:774,13064,097
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
France31:22,140,907385,998
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Loewy (19) may also be a first name.

Loewy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the lion; one with lion-like characteristics; descendant of Levi (united).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Loewy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loewy (Arabic: لووي) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Loewy.

How Common Is The Last Name Loewy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 339,513th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,729,036 people. The surname Loewy is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Loewy are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Loewy is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 783 people, or 1 in 462,911. In The United States Loewy is mostly found in: New York, where 25 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Loewy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Loewy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,796 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loewy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Loewy surname are 2.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.92% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Loewy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 37.3% more than the national average, earning $59,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.25% more than the national average, earning $78,126 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loeway911/
Loewey911/
Lowy892,858/
Lewy891,441/
Loewe803,696/
Lovey801,938/
Lowey801,278/
Loway801,177/
Lewey801,032/
Leway80182/
Loevy80180/
Loewi80109/
Lowoy802/
Lowiy801/
Lehwy801/
Lewyi801/
Leeway73461/
Loewit7369/
Loebay7317/
Loewes7310/
Loewha7310/
Loewie736/
Lowhoy733/
Lloway732/
Loewii731/
Lohwey731/
L'Lowy731/
Lowhay731/
Lohway731/
Lehway731/
Laeway730/
Loweey730/
Lowe67215,662/
Love67167,351/
Lewe673,487/
Lewi673,483/
Lowi67556/
Löwy67346/
Lawy67326/
Loewith6760/
Loevych6713/
Loewidt678/
Léwy676/
Lowé674/
Loewitt673/
Lewj671/
Hlloway671/
Loebhey671/

Loewy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Loewy in the Arabic language
لوويlwwy-

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