Where Does The Last Name Low Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Low (Arabic: لوو, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮ, Marathi: लॉ, Tibetan: ལློ་) occurs most in Malaysia. It can also occur as a variant: Lõw. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Low? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,811^th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,580 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 69 percent of Low are found; 66 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 52 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Low is also the 71,796^th most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 7,882 people.

The last name Low is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is held by 75,799 people, or 1 in 389. In Malaysia Low is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 36 percent live, Johor, where 18 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 9 percent live. Barring Malaysia this last name occurs in 149 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent live and Singapore, where 10 percent live.

Low Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Low has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Low surname expanded 256 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 587 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Low Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Low surname is principally Anglican (29%) in Ireland and Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Low surname are 0.27999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Low earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 114.21% more than the national average, earning 741,350 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 93.14% more than the national average, earning R 458,976 per year; in Colombia they earn 151.68% more than the national average, earning $57,138,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.68% more than the national average, earning $49,053 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.98% more than the national average, earning $54,146 CAD per year.