Lowak Surname

594,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lowak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2491:323,31532,320
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Uganda791:494,16828,468
Poland501:760,17561,940
Papua New Guinea241:339,73845,241
Austria201:425,77243,235
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Lowák (2) are calculated separately.

Lowak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lowak is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Lowák. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 594,812th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,907,530 people. The surname Lowak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Lowak are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 323,315. In Germany it is most common in: Bavaria, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Hesse, where 15 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 15 percent live.

Lowak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lowak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lowak last name rose 2,325 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lowak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lowak surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.17% being registered with the party.

Lowak earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $43,346 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowák932/
Lowack91447/
Loewak91320/
Lowake9125/
Lowaik911/
Lowuak911/
Lewak80417/
Lawak80334/
Lowok80289/
Lowag80287/
Lovak8058/
Luwak8021/
Lowaková776/
Lewack73455/
Lawack73290/
Lobakh73268/
Hlobak73205/
Hlovak7372/
Lovack7365/
Lawake7339/
Lewaak7334/
Lovake738/
Lawaak733/
Lowuok732/
Lahwak732/
Luwake732/
Lobakc732/
Lotvak731/
Lowwag731/
Louwok731/
Lobauk731/
Lowock730/
Lowocke672/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lowak
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