Lowla Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Lowla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Lowlà (1) are calculated separately.

Lowla (7) may also be a first name.

Lowla Last Name Facts

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

Lowla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﻟﻰ) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Lowlà. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Lowla occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Lowla are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 20 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lowla is also the 4,548,448th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 7 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: South Region, where 100 percent reside. Beside Cameroon Lowla is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 20 percent reside and Mozambique, where 20 percent reside.

Lowla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lowla has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lowla last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowlà931/
Lowlah911/
Lowilla835/
Lowella832/
Lowlass830/
Lawla801,124/
Lowle8023/
Lowly8021/
Lowli8011/
Lovla803/
Luwla801/
Lobla800/
Lawlah73668/
Lowley73188/
Loubla7363/
Lowleh7347/
Lovlya7322/
Lawlai7316/
Lowluo7312/
Loblay7310/
Lawlad735/
Lawlay735/
Loblai732/
Lowlee731/
Lawlaï731/
Hlowle731/
Lovlai731/
Lowlli731/
Lawlas731/
Lovlay730/
Lovlas730/
Lewlia730/
Loublai6750/
Lowello6746/
Lobleau6727/
Lowilli6724/
Lawlass6714/
Lobella679/
Loublay679/
Lowlett677/
Lowller676/
Lowelle672/
Lowloud671/
Lobilla671/
Lewilla671/
Louwler670/
Lovlass670/
Lowliss670/
Lewella670/

Lowla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lowla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻟﻮﻟﻰlwly-

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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 Lowla
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