Lowol Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Lowol Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowol Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1361:152,71416,743
Uganda881:443,62826,657
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lowol (205) may also be a first name.

Lowol Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lowol occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowol? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,092,155th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 32,389,093 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lowol live; 60 percent live in West Africa and 60 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 632,267th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 205 people.

The last name Lowol is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 152,714. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowole912,357/
Lowoul917/
Lowool912/
Lowoll911/
Louwole836/
Lowal801,694/
Lawol80447/
Lewol8054/
Lobol8011/
Lovol802/
Lowul801/
Leuwol731,549/
Luwole73684/
Lovold73262/
Lowaal73204/
Loywal73117/
Lowale7399/
Lawole7377/
Loiwal7365/
Lowual7354/
Lovoll7322/
Lewohl7322/
Lowall735/
Lawoul735/
Lowule732/
Löwold732/
Lehwol731/
Lowald731/
Louwal731/
Lawold731/
Lahwol731/
Lawoll730/
Lauwole679/
Liowale676/
Lowhale675/
Hlawole671/
Lowuale671/
Lowaale671/
Lovholt671/
Louwale671/
Loswale671/
Luwoile671/
Lahawol671/
Lovuoll671/
Lowauld670/

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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 Lowol
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