Lowi Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lowi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1811:45,0485,552
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Thailand341:2,077,598243,257
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
England151:3,714,537119,675
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Löwi (11) are calculated separately.

Lowi (537) may also be a first name.

Lowi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowi occurs more in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Löwi. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 568,231st most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 33 percent of Lowi live; 33 percent live in Oceania Islands and 33 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Lowi is also the 363,820th most frequently held forename worldwide, borne by 537 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 45,048. In Papua New Guinea Lowi is primarily found in: Southern Highlands, where 47 percent are found, Morobe, where 14 percent are found and East Sepik, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Lowi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lowi has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lowi last name rose 1,114 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lowi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Lowi surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

The amount Lowi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 28.62% more than the national average, earning $55,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.38% more than the national average, earning $61,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löwi9211/
Lowoi892,724/
Lowie89728/
Lowai89245/
Loewi89109/
Lowei8983/
Lowii8964/
Louwi8911/
Lowhi893/
Lowiy891/
Lohwi891/
Lowisz80106/
Luowei8056/
Lowich8037/
Louwie8026/
Loiwai807/
Loewie806/
Lowhip803/
Lowiea803/
Loewii801/
Lowiey801/
Loowei801/
Loweie801/
Louwii801/
Lowidt801/
Lowihe801/
Lowhui801/
Loywei801/
Loywai801/
Loowis800/
Lowe75215,662/
Lawi7514,707/
Luwi754,146/
Lewi753,483/
Lowy752,858/
Lovi752,501/
Lobi752,388/
Lowé754/
Lowisch7331/
Loiswai734/
Lowheit732/
Louwije731/
Lowaist731/
Lowhuis730/
Lawai678,890/
Loboi674,477/
Loewe673,696/
Lobhi672,213/
Lobih671,804/
Lobei671,472/
Lowey671,278/
Lovie671,250/
Lovis671,195/
Loway671,177/
Loewy671,083/
Lawei671,009/
Lovio67801/
Lobai67691/
Luwih67530/
Lovoi67454/
Louwe67454/
Lavoi67424/
Louwa67406/
Laboi67314/
Lewie67312/
Lawie67282/
Lovai67209/
Luwai67201/
Luwei67167/
Louvi6797/
Lewai6796/
Lovit6787/
Lovei6776/
Loiva6770/
Levoi6769/
Loubi6769/
Loowa6756/
Luovi6752/
Lewei6749/
Lobui6749/
Luowe6748/
Loweh6744/
Loviz6742/
Luvoi6739/
Lewih6734/
Lowha6729/
Luwii6728/
Lawoi6726/
Lowea6724/
Liowa6722/
Hlobi6722/
Loibi6717/
Laawi6716/
Lawiy6716/
Lhowe6714/
Loiwa6714/
Löwit6714/
Lowoa6714/
Lowaa6714/
Loive6712/
Lovui6712/
Lauwi6711/
Lobij6711/
Loevi6710/
Lawui6710/
Löwis677/
Louwé677/
Lohvi677/
Lovid676/
Loviš676/
Lahwi675/
Lowee675/
Llowe675/
Loobi675/
Loovi674/
Lawii674/
Lawhi674/
Luwie674/
Liobi673/
Hlowe673/
Loibe673/
Lojui673/
Luobi673/
Loviy672/
Lohwe672/
Loiue672/
Lovii672/
Lowoy672/
Lewii672/
Luboi672/
Lohbi672/
Luowa672/
Loowe671/
Lochwich671/
Losui671/
Loybi671/
Llovi671/
Liawi671/
Lewyi671/
Lhobi671/
Lehwi671/
Llewi671/
Llobi671/
Luwij671/
Loweď671/
Loiwy671/
Lowwe671/
Lowyp671/
Hlawi671/
Lotvi671/
Lowwa671/
Lgawi671/
Lowyt671/
Lowyz671/
Loivy671/
Luwgi671/
Luwui671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lowi
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