Lowed Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lowed Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Löwed (2) & Loweď (1) are calculated separately.

Lowed (36) may also be a first name.

Lowed Last Name Facts

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

Lowed occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Löwed or Loweď. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowed? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Lowed is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Lowed are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 25 percent are found in Mahgreb. Lowed is also the 1,717,090th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 36 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 36,845,591. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 100 percent live. Aside from Canada Lowed exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 25 percent live and Morocco, where 25 percent live.

Lowed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lowed has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löwed932/
Loweď931/
Loweds911/
Loed8934/
Lowheed831/
Lowhead831/
Lowet80411/
Loyed80307/
Loued8047/
Loedt8034/
Lobed8022/
Loved8012/
Luwed8012/
Lowid803/
Lyoed802/
Loedh801/
Lawed801/
Lewed801/
Loied801/
Lowyd800/
Looswedt771/
Loweth73446/
Louwet73353/
Lloyed73141/
Lowete7362/
Loheed7355/
Lowetz7354/
Lowett7317/
Loueïd7316/
Loveid7311/
Loubed738/
Louyed734/
Laoued733/
Leweid732/
Lawhed731/
Lawied731/
Lowidt731/
Lowiet731/
Logged730/
Loyd6720,562/
Loud673,368/
Lawhead672,032/
Leed671,762/
Lied671,761/
Leid671,469/
Lead67709/
Loid67291/
Lowette67266/
Laed67224/
Loet67221/
Lasoued6754/
Lotvedt6740/
Lawheed6736/
Leud6725/
Leyd6716/
Laeweïd6711/
Lejd6710/
Loitved678/
Loewidt678/
Loytved677/
Lovehed676/
Laoueïd675/
Lyed674/
Lued674/
Laaoued672/
Lowheit672/
Laaweïd671/
Louheed671/
Louwete671/
Lowesth671/
Louwett670/

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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 Lowed
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