Lowland Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Suriname

Lowland Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
England21:27,859,030389,889
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Lowland (226) may also be a first name.

Lowland Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowland is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowland? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lowland is the 2,061,309th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Lowland occurs predominantly in Africa, where 57 percent of Lowland are found; 51 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lowland is also the 598,137th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 226 people.

The surname Lowland is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 4,217,685. In Nigeria Lowland is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 50 percent are found, Taraba, where 38 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 2 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Suriname, where 5 percent are found.

Lowland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lowland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lowland surname expanded 480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lowland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lowland last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Lowland earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 119.24% more than the national average, earning $94,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowlands936/
Lovland8685/
Lobland8654/
Lawland864/
Lewland862/
Lowlend860/
Loevland801/
Lövland7111/
Lubland715/
Lowlent711/
Labland711/
Lauvland67115/
Laavland670/
Lablond5724/
Lawlent574/
Lablant572/

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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 Lowland
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