Lowkes Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Lowkes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowkes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
United States121:30,204,911765,334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lowkes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowkes is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lowkes.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowkes? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,798,600th most common last name in the world, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 56 percent of Lowkes live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is primarily found in: Merseyside, where 93 percent live and Cheshire, where 7 percent live. Apart from England it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent live.

Lowkes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lowkes has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Lowkes last name grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lowkes Last Name Statistics demography

Lowkes earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.69% less than the national average, earning $29,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowke91290/
Lowkis8343/
Lowkie8331/
Lowcke8311/
Lowkey838/
Lowkee836/
Lowket830/
Lawkes830/
Lawkesh771/
Lovkets771/
Lowkett770/
Lowka7368/
Lofke7314/
Lowky737/
Lowki734/
Lawke732/
Lovke731/
Lovkis67371/
Lobkis67205/
Lefkes6726/
Lofcke6717/
Lobkys6713/
Lawker6711/
Loffke677/
Lovcke676/
Lovket675/
Lawkis674/
Lewkis672/
Lovkys672/
Lawkie671/
Levkes671/
Loubke670/
Lovker670/
Lofkis670/
Lofker670/
Lubkes670/

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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 Lowkes
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