Lowitz Surname

611,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Lowitz Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Lowicz, a town in Poland.

Lowitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3991:908,41868,362
Germany961:838,59960,830
France51:13,284,544357,392
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Lowitz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Lowicz, a town in Poland.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Lowitz Last Name Facts

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

Lowitz occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 611,703rd most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,430,784 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Lowitz reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 399 people, or 1 in 908,418. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 17 percent live, Florida, where 14 percent live and New York, where 13 percent live. Beside The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Lowitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lowitz has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lowitz surname expanded 1,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lowitz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lowitz surname are 34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.23% registered with the party.

Lowitz earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.61% more than the national average, earning $52,044 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowiz911/
Lochwitz863/
Lovitz83386/
Lawitz8375/
Lowetz8354/
Lowicz8318/
Lowits835/
Lowiez831/
Loschwitz8072/
Lowitzsch8028/
Lauwitz7737/
Laßwitz7722/
Loviz7342/
Lowic732/
Lowyz731/
Lowitsch71124/
Lachwitz7111/
Lochwicz7111/
Lasswitz7110/
Lochvitz710/
Lowich6737/
Lowiec6733/
Lavitz6725/
Louviz6721/
Lawetz6721/
Lovetz6716/
Lohuiz6713/
Lovicz676/
Lloviz672/
Liowitsch671/
Laschwitz671/
Lochwoicz671/
Lobits671/
Lobetz671/
Lawítz671/
Lavoiz670/

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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 Lowitz
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