Lowing Surname

240,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,667 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Palau

Lowing Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowing Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia6671:198,27518,837
United States4581:791,39561,115
England2121:262,82120,935
Australia2071:130,41414,194
Canada461:800,99162,809
Scotland391:137,2778,372
France101:6,642,272293,169
Wales61:515,75523,171
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Palau11:21,643223
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

The alternate forms: Löwing (155) are calculated separately.

Lowing (99) may also be a first name.

Lowing Last Name Facts

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

Lowing is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Löwing. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowing? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 240,075th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,371,653 people. The surname Lowing occurs mostly in Asia, where 40 percent of Lowing reside; 40 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 40 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lowing is also the 951,070th most common forename at a global level. It is borne by 99 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 667 people, or 1 in 198,275. In Indonesia Lowing is most numerous in: North Sulawesi, where 80 percent live, West Java, where 8 percent live and Bangka Belitung Islands, where 3 percent live. Outside of Indonesia Lowing occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Lowing Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lowing has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lowing surname expanded 611 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lowing Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lowing last name are 29.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Lowing earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1% more than the national average, earning $43,579 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.16% more than the national average, earning $59,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Löwing94155/
Lowings92538/
Loewing924/
Loweing922/
Lohwing921/
Lowhing921/
Loywing921/
Louwing920/
Lowng911/
Loehwing8662/
Hloweing8610/
Louwings861/
Lawing834,039/
Lewing83943/
Lobing8396/
Luwing8342/
Loweng8313/
Lowimg833/
Loeweng77120/
Lawings7762/
Liobing7722/
Löhwing7717/
Lehwing7713/
Leewing7712/
Luoweng779/
Luobing773/
Laweing771/
Loewink771/
Lawhing771/
Lewng732/
Luwng731/
Lahawing711/
Labing67565/
Laweng67286/
Luweng67223/
Lobeng6775/
Lubing6767/
Leweng679/
Hlawng674/
Lewinc672/
Lobnng671/

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