Lowan Surname

708,658th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 414 people bear this surname

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

Lowan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1311:62,2428,061
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Uganda601:650,65533,621
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Lowan (382) may also be a first name.

Lowan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowan is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lowan is the 708,658th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,602,768 people. Lowan is mostly found in Africa, where 36 percent of Lowan live; 32 percent live in Oceania Islands and 32 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 443,564th most widespread forename on earth, borne by 382 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 131 people, or 1 in 62,242. In Papua New Guinea Lowan is most numerous in: New Ireland, where 77 percent live, West Sepik, where 11 percent live and Bougainville, where 5 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent live and Indonesia, where 18 percent live.

Lowan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lowan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lowan last name rose 153 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lowan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lowan are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lowan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 20.79% more than the national average, earning R 287,052 per year; in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.37% more than the national average, earning $65,267 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowane91213/
Loewan9129/
Lowhan9112/
Lowaan9110/
Louwan917/
Loywan914/
Lowwan913/
Lohwan912/
Lojwan912/
Lowuan912/
Lowann912/
Loiwan912/
Luowan912/
Lowain911/
Lowanc911/
Lowanh911/
Lowean911/
Loowan910/
Louhwan836/
Lowayne832/
Louwane832/
Lowhang832/
Lowangg831/
Lojwaan831/
Lohwand831/
Hlowane831/
Loshwan831/
Lowwang831/
Lohwann830/
Lawan80307,078/
Loban806,438/
Lovan802,871/
Lewan801,927/
Lowam80207/
Luwan80132/
Lowon8013/
Lawane736,451/
Lawaan73459/
Liawan73391/
Lowham73157/
Louban73143/
Lobhan7379/
Lovanh7374/
Leewan7362/
Louvan7354/
Lovain7347/
Lovang7340/
Lauwan7336/
Lobain7331/
Lovean7327/
Lowhon7327/
Laawan7326/
Lahwan7324/
Liuwan7323/
Lobean7321/
Luwean7316/
Lawean7312/
Hlovan7312/
Lawhan7311/
Lawain7310/
Lowein739/
Lovane739/
Liouan739/
Lawwan738/
Luwaan736/
Laewan736/
Luwain735/
Lojuan735/
Lawann735/
Hlawan735/
Lowoon734/
Luwane734/
Lawuan733/
Llawan733/
Lehwan733/
Luwant732/
Loivan732/
Lobaan732/
Luiwan732/
Lobaun731/
Lovann731/
Loyuan731/
Lewain731/
Lewann731/
Lewhan731/
Lohvan731/
Loowon731/
Looban731/
Liovan731/
Luoban731/
Luywan731/
Lovand731/
Lovant731/
Lowone731/
Lowoun731/
Luhwan731/
Lhawan731/
Lowond730/
Lewean730/
Louvain67333/
Loisuan67210/
Lovatin67176/
Lawahan6775/
Lovašen6765/
Lauwang6743/
Liauwan6735/
Liouane6721/
Lovaine6714/
Lotvand6710/
Lovhank6710/
Lawanne679/
Hlawane679/
Lawasin678/
Lawanng677/
Lawayne677/
Loiwong675/
Lothuan674/
Loubann673/
Lovasen672/
Lovhane672/
Liovane672/
Lovasne672/
Loweing672/
Loowong671/
Lohuang671/
Louvane671/
Lovainc671/
Loveand671/
Lhouvan671/
Lawhand671/
Lyawang671/
Loubain671/
Loubhan671/
Lovasin671/
Lowoune671/
Lyouanc671/
Lehwann671/
Lawaane671/
Lawangh671/
Lawanhe671/
Leuwant671/
Lewahan671/
Lhahwan671/
Lawaung671/
Luojuan671/
Lowwong671/
Loysuan671/
Lovahyn671/
Lahwang671/
Lawhang671/
Lochwon670/
Lowogne670/
Lawaine670/

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