Lowa Surname

119,166th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,858 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lowa Surname Definition:

Lowa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: enter (a welcome to the new child).

Lowa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,0531:70,1618,227
Papua New Guinea5611:14,5341,399
Indonesia5251:251,90322,960
Nepal4261:66,8571,721
Kenya4101:112,6349,577
Burkina Faso2451:74,9072,760
Cameroon1811:114,74613,259
Ivory Coast1581:146,0206,877
Philippines791:1,281,49697,319
Benin471:219,90620,230
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Togo91:805,3086,372
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
India51:153,413,076951,030
France51:13,284,544357,392
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Lowa (1,118) may also be a first name.

Lowa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Lowa is a surname of the Senga tribe, meaning: enter (a welcome to the new child).

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Lowa Last Name Facts

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

Lowa (Hindi: लोवा) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lowa is the 119,166th most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,888,944 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 54 percent of Lowa reside; 31 percent reside in Central Africa and 31 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Lowa is also the 238,466th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 1,118 people.

Lowa is most frequently held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 1,053 people, or 1 in 70,161. Barring The DR Congo Lowa occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and Indonesia, where 14 percent live.

Lowa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lowa last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lowa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.95% more than the national average, earning R 370,608 per year and in United States they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $40,774 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ilowa891,290/
Loway891,177/
Elowa89616/
Louwa89406/
Lowai89245/
Lowah8982/
Loowa8956/
Lowha8929/
Lowea8924/
Liowa8922/
Loiwa8914/
Lowoa8914/
Lowaa8914/
Lhowa8912/
Lowna894/
Luowa892/
Hlowa891/
Lohwa891/
Llowa891/
Lowaz891/
Lowwa891/
Low86146,986/
Jilowa801,177/
Loswat80154/
Yilowa8062/
Louwap8015/
Loiwai807/
Lowatz807/
Louwah805/
Illowa803/
Lowiea803/
Lloway802/
Lowasz802/
Lohway801/
Lowacz801/
Loways801/
Ilowna801/
Llowas801/
Louwas801/
Louwat801/
Lowhay801/
Lowova801/
Hilowa801/
Ellowa801/
Ailowa801/
Helowa801/
Lowaas801/
Loywaa801/
Lowwah801/
Loywai801/
Loyway800/
Louw7584,096/
Lawa7516,102/
Loba7513,626/
Lova7512,234/
Liow756,975/
Lowo751,182/
Luow7530/
Loow7515/
Lovw7511/
Hlow758/
Lgow756/
Loiw753/
Llow753/
Lowf751/
Lhow751/
Lowh751/
Lohw751/
Loyw751/
Loww750/
Loiweha7359/
Lochwaa734/
Hloshwa734/
Loiswai734/
Loshway732/
Loyweha732/
Loiswas731/
Loubowa731/
Lowhead731/
Hlloway731/
Lohwatz731/
Louwaas731/
Lowaist731/
Loiwaha731/
Loywash730/
Lousway730/
Lawai678,890/
Lovas678,310/
Hloba674,137/
Laway673,944/
Lowoi672,724/
Elova671,994/
Hlova671,686/
Lowey671,278/
Lovat671,235/
Ilova671,017/
Lowth67787/
Louba67759/
Liawa67720/
Lobai67691/
Lyova67587/
Lovha67405/
Hlawa67386/
Lobay67369/
Lawah67351/
Lovaš67290/
Lovai67209/
Losua67207/
Lovay67180/
Lohva67121/
Loova67114/
Leuwa6787/
Lioba6784/
Lawau6784/
Lowei6783/
Liova6775/
Loiva6770/
Lgova6759/
Lowou6754/
Loyva6743/
Lovea6743/
Lovga6741/
Lobea6738/
Luova6735/
Lobha6733/
Louwo6732/
Lobau6730/
Ylova6729/
Lawwa6727/
Lavoa6726/
Lhova6726/
Lovač6725/
Lovoa6724/
Lawaj6719/
Lowoh6719/
Looba6718/
Lawha6717/
Lawea6717/
Luoba6713/
Laawa6711/
Loiba679/
Lawaa679/
Lloba679/
Loowo678/
Lovah676/
Llawa676/
Lovaz675/
Louva675/
Lhoba675/
Lahwa675/
Lawua674/
Lyowo674/
Lobaa674/
Lovad674/
Lojba673/
Llova673/
Lobaj673/
Lyows672/
Lovaj672/
Looua672/
Lowoy672/
Lowop671/
Loyua671/
Lowch671/
Lawoa671/
Lochwach671/
Liowo671/
Louwt671/
Hllow671/
Louww671/
Loowf671/
Lhawa671/
Lovaa670/

Lowa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lowa in the Hindi language
लोवाlova-

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