Lowia Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Lowia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Lowia (26) may also be a first name.

Lowia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowia is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname Lowia is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lowia are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 82 percent are found in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 2,084,397th most common first name globally, borne by 26 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 2,439,955. In Uganda Lowia is most frequent in: Adjumani District, where 75 percent live, Moyo District, where 19 percent live and Amuru District, where 6 percent live. Aside from Uganda this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Kenya, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowiea913/
Lowija911/
Lowoiya831/
Lobia80509/
Lovia80170/
Lewia80151/
Lawia80135/
Luwia8033/
Lowya803/
Lowio801/
Llovia73451/
Llobia73211/
Loweya73157/
Loviat73146/
Lawiah7359/
Loubia7313/
Lawija738/
Luwija735/
Louvia734/
Loweja734/
Lauwia734/
Lewiay733/
Luwiah732/
Lowjoa732/
Liovia732/
Lobija732/
Lowjai731/
Liobia731/
Lovija731/
Lewija731/
Loviae731/
Loviah731/
Loviha731/
Lovias731/
Loobia731/
Luwiha731/
Loviea730/
Lioweha67139/
Loubiha67136/
Lahawia6778/
Loiweha6759/
Louvija672/
Loyweha672/
Louvias672/
Luwijja672/
Laweiya671/
Lawaija671/
Leewiah671/
Lawaiya671/
Luwejia671/
Lubojia671/
Lawijia671/
Loviash671/
Loovija670/
Loviatt670/

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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 Lowia
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