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 occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Louwen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 562,135th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,921,181 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Louwen reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Louwen is also the 339,191st most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 607 people.

Louwen is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 43,190. In The Netherlands Louwen is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 38 percent live, North Holland, where 27 percent live and Utrecht, where 11 percent live. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.

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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Louwen
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