Lowys Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lowys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lowys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France571:1,165,311123,217
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Lowys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lowys is found most frequently in France. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lowys? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lowys is the 2,203,767th most frequently held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Lowys reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Lowys is most common in France, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 1,165,311. In France Lowys is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 70 percent reside, Centre-Val de Loire, where 21 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 7 percent reside. Besides France it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowysz911/
Loways911/
Lowysse831/
Lowes807,849/
Lowis802,228/
Lovys807/
Lawys805/
Lobys805/
Lowyz801/
Louwes73691/
Loveys73536/
Lowies73427/
Lowijs73146/
Lowisz73106/
Lohvys7388/
Lowish7367/
Lowiss7326/
Lowess7317/
Lawysz7312/
Loewes7310/
Lovyts738/
Loewis736/
Louwis734/
Lobysh734/
Lowise734/
Hlobys733/
Lovysh733/
Lowese732/
Lowees732/
Luwhys732/
Loweds731/
Lowych731/
Lawysh731/
Loweis730/
Loowis730/
Loowes730/
Louwies67243/
Lowisch6731/
Lawayse679/
Lawaysh674/
Loewish674/
Lowetse673/
Lowaist671/
Louwise671/
Lowesth671/
Lowhuis670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lowys
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