Lowsen Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Denmark

Lowsen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowsen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lowsen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lowsen is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Lowsen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowsen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lowsen is the 5,391,485th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Lowsen is primarily found in Asia, where 31 percent of Lowsen are found; 23 percent are found in Southern Africa and 23 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

Lowsen is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 100 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Lowsen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lowsen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lowsen surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loowsen920/
Lowsend920/
Lowson831,501/
Lawsen83115/
Lewsen8329/
Lowjen839/
Lowsyn833/
Lowsin832/
Lobsen831/
Lowsan831/
Lovsen831/
Lobsien77185/
Louwson7722/
Lowsson773/
Lowsing771/
Lowsong771/
Lowsand771/
Lawssen770/
Lawsn733/
Liawseng714/
Lowshang711/
Lawson67235,809/
Lubsen67268/
Lovsin67255/
Lawsin67255/
Lavsen6767/
Lobson6767/
Lübsen6766/
Lawsan6716/
Lobzen679/
Lewsin674/
Lofgen673/
Lobsin672/
Lawsne671/
Lawsyn671/
Lowsom671/
Lafsen671/
Lefsen671/
Lowsam671/
Lawcen671/
Labsen671/
Lowgin671/
Luwson671/
Lovson670/
Lawzen670/
Lewsan670/
Lofson670/

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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
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  • 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 Lowsen
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