Louwen Surname

562,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Louwen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Louwen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3911:43,1907,341
Australia871:310,29526,919
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England51:11,143,612252,590
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Louwen (607) may also be a first name.

Louwen Last Name Facts

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

Louwen is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Louwen.

How Common Is The Last Name Louwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 562,135th most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Louwen are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Louwen is also the 339,191st most widely held forename worldwide It is held by 607 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 43,190. In The Netherlands Louwen is most numerous in: South Holland, where 38 percent are found, North Holland, where 27 percent are found and Utrecht, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 15 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louwien9254/
Lowen913,809/
Luwen9149/
Louweene861/
Louweine860/
Loewen8314,362/
Lauwen83444/
Lowien83369/
Liuwen83133/
Loween8372/
Luowen8332/
Leuwen8321/
Luwean8316/
Lowein839/
Louben835/
Luwene834/
Loyuen832/
Lowoen832/
Lowewn832/
Louwin831/
Lowean831/
Lowene830/
Lowenn830/
Lown802,598/
Liuweng7773/
Losueng777/
Loewien773/
Lowewen773/
Lochuen771/
Leauwen770/
Luben73937/
Lowin73874/
Lawen73402/
Loben73346/
Lowne73234/
Lowén7337/
Luwin7327/
Luwng731/
Lowyn731/
Loewn731/
Lownt730/
Lownd730/
Loichuen71525/
Loychuen7124/
Lejaouen712/
Louwynck711/
Luyben67597/
Lasuen67448/
Lauben67127/
Luyven67126/
Leiwen67116/
Looben67104/
Lawien6786/
Loiben6763/
Hloben6739/
Loewin6718/
Lawene6717/
Lohwin6714/
Loubin6714/
Leuben6714/
Liuben6713/
Laiwen6712/
Lawean6712/
Hluben679/
Laeuen676/
Luwain675/
Lojuin673/
Lubeen672/
Lawenn672/
Loiwin672/
Liwean671/
Lueuen671/
Loowin671/
Lowain671/
Lawein671/
Lowine671/
Loiven671/
Liouin671/
Lowhin671/
Lawaen671/
Lauwnd671/
Lluwyn671/
Lowgin671/
Liween671/
Losuin671/
Lawhen670/
Lubehn670/
Lauwin670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Louwen
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