Lowenstein Surname

130,488th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lowenstein Surname Definition:

Common place name in Germany.

Lowenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4661:146,98315,164
Israel5551:15,4192,309
Argentina881:485,72136,028
Australia791:341,71828,950
Canada701:526,36644,416
South Africa661:820,87455,153
England311:1,797,35772,927
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
France121:5,535,227269,324
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5761:87,1859,045

Lowenstein (13) may also be a first name.

Lowenstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Common place name in Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) One who came from Lowenstein (lions’ stone), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from a priestly or Levite lineage) Lowe means “lion” in German and may be a translation of the Yiddish Layb which is the kinnui or byname for Judah (Yehudah). Lowe may also be a disguised form for Levi, signifying Levitic descent. The -stein is an embellishment.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Lowenstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowenstein is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowenstein? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 130,488th most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,101,975 people. The last name Lowenstein is predominantly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Lowenstein reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lowenstein is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,466 people, or 1 in 146,983. In The United States Lowenstein is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 22 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Lowenstein occurs in 36 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 16 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.

Lowenstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lowenstein has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 428 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lowenstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lowenstein last name are 9.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Lowenstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 797.6% more than the national average, earning S/. 173,999 per year; in South Africa they earn 105.99% more than the national average, earning R 489,516 per year; in United States they earn 30.03% more than the national average, earning $56,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 176.69% more than the national average, earning $137,467 CAD per year.

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