Lowings Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Lowings Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2801:193,49220,922
England1521:366,56626,048
Australia441:613,53943,545
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1221:199,79815,918

Lowings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowings is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowings? popularity and diffusion

It is the 582,776th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,545,624 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Lowings live; 53 percent live in Southern Africa and 53 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Lowings is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 193,492. In South Africa Lowings is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 57 percent are found, Western Cape, where 18 percent are found and Free State, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account South Africa it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Lowings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lowings has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lowings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lowings surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lowings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.01% more than the national average, earning R 382,620 per year; in United States they earn 129.97% more than the national average, earning $99,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.63% less than the national average, earning $42,412 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Louwings931/
Lowing921,667/
Lawings8662/
Lewings8625/
Lohwing861/
Loywing861/
Lobings861/
Louwing860/
Lowng831/
Lawing774,039/
Lobing7796/
Loweng7713/
Lowimg773/
Liobing7122/
Luobing713/
Lahawing671/
Labing62565/
Lobeng6275/
Hlawng624/
Lobnng621/
Losueng577/
Lawuung574/
Lasuing573/
Lohbeng573/
Louwynck531/
Laschweng5029/
Lovnc501/
Lawnk501/
Labng501/

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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
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  • 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 Lowings
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