Loweny Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Loweny Surname Definition:

Contracted from O'Luinigh, 'Luinigh’s Descendant (luinneach, 'armed').

'Gillacrist O'Luinigh, Lord of Cinel Moen, A.D. 1090.

The O’Looneys were chiefs of Muintir Loney, in Tyrone.

Loweny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Loweny (7) may also be a first name.

Loweny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contracted from O'Luinigh, 'Luinigh’s Descendant (luinneach, 'armed').

'Gillacrist O'Luinigh, Lord of Cinel Moen, A.D. 1090.

The O’Looneys were chiefs of Muintir Loney, in Tyrone.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Loweny Last Name Facts

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

Loweny is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Loweny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Loweny is the 14,316,765th most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Loweny live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,548,448th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 7 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Loweny is most numerous in: Alabama, where 100 percent are found.

Loweny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Loweny has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Loweny surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loweny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loweney922/
Lowenny921/
Lowiny83222/
Loveny8321/
Lowena8311/
Loweni831/
Lobeny831/
Lowene830/
Lowainy7729/
Luwenyi7727/
Lowener7712/
Loveney777/
Loswene774/
Lowenäs773/
Lowenna772/
Laweney771/
Luwenyo771/
Loweina771/
Lowenez770/
Louweene711/
Lowhanny711/
Louweine710/
Lowane67213/
Lovena67177/
Lawena67169/
Lobene67154/
Loviny67133/
Luwena6745/
Laweni6722/
Lawene6717/
Loveni6713/
Lawiny679/
Lovene677/
Luweni676/
Luwene674/
Laveny671/
Lowine671/
Lowone671/
Lowyni671/
Luwany671/
Lowenicht670/

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