Lowenthal Surname

155,168th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lowenthal Surname Definition:

(German) Lions’ valley.

Lowenthal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2351:162,17416,505
Netherlands1281:131,93120,423
Guatemala1121:143,5953,344
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Israel391:219,42720,804
England361:1,547,72466,012
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Australia271:999,84158,390
Argentina271:1,583,08986,049
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2941:170,81215,404

Lowenthal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Lions’ valley.

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

Lowenthal Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowenthal is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lowenthal.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowenthal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 155,168th most widely held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,578,749 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Lowenthal live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Lowenthal is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,235 people, or 1 in 162,174. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Maryland, where 11 percent are found. Excluding The United States it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found and Guatemala, where 4 percent are found.

Lowenthal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lowenthal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lowenthal last name grew 760 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lowenthal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lowenthal surname are 42.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.2% being registered with the party.

The amount Lowenthal earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 4.92% more than the national average, earning R 249,324 per year; in United States they earn 36.58% more than the national average, earning $58,935 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.36% more than the national average, earning $69,733 CAD per year.

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