Lowater Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lowater Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowater Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia431:627,80744,139
United States381:9,538,393399,091
England291:1,921,31276,208
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Lowater Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowater is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowater? popularity and diffusion

Lowater is the 1,511,557th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 37 percent of Lowater live; 37 percent live in North America and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in Australia, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 627,807. In Australia Lowater is most numerous in: Victoria, where 67 percent live, Western Australia, where 14 percent live and Queensland, where 12 percent live. Outside of Australia this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent live and England, where 21 percent live.

Lowater Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lowater has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lowater surname grew 106 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lowater Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lowater are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lowater earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.27% more than the national average, earning $44,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.03% more than the national average, earning $52,184 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lohwater9331/
Lewater860/
Lawater860/
Louvater801/
Lowether801/
Lowathire752/
Laweaster751/
Lavater71160/
Lawatre7133/
Laveter718/
Loveter711/
Lavetter6753/
Levatter6728/
Lawhatre678/
Lawetter672/
Luwatire671/
Lavatier671/
Labeater671/
Labouter670/
Louvetier631/
Lavastere631/
Lavatre5775/
Leveter570/
Lavhatre53131/
Levetter536/
Lavastir531/
Lavhotre531/
Lavahatre502/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lowater
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