Löwe Surname
Approximately 7,238 people bear this surname
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The meaning of the Löwe surname in German is 'lion'.
Löwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,064 | 1:11,397 | 1,460 |
| Austria | 51 | 1:166,969 | 21,809 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
The alternate forms: Lowe (215,662), Lõwe (1) & Lowé (4) are calculated separately.
Löwe Surname Meaning
Löwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Löwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Löwe is found most in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lowe, Lõwe or Lowé. For other possible spellings of Löwe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Löwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 68,615th most numerous last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,006,845 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Löwe reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
It is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 7,064 people, or 1 in 11,397. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 23 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe | 92 | 215,662 | / |
| Lõwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Löwer | 89 | 1,747 | / |
| Löwes | 89 | 10 | / |
| Löwed | 89 | 2 | / |
| Löwey | 89 | 1 | / |
| Löwet | 89 | 1 | / |
| Lowé | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lawe | 75 | 5,723 | / |
| Lewe | 75 | 3,487 | / |
| Löbe | 75 | 592 | / |
| Löwy | 75 | 346 | / |
| Löve | 75 | 115 | / |
| Löwa | 75 | 101 | / |
| Löwi | 75 | 11 | / |
| Löweová | 73 | 5 | / |
| Loewe | 67 | 3,696 | / |
| Lowey | 67 | 1,278 | / |
| Lewey | 67 | 1,032 | / |
| Lawei | 67 | 1,009 | / |
| Laweh | 67 | 955 | / |
| Lövei | 67 | 911 | / |
| Lowie | 67 | 728 | / |
| Hlawe | 67 | 448 | / |
| Liawe | 67 | 422 | / |
| Lewie | 67 | 312 | / |
| Leewe | 67 | 288 | / |
| Lawie | 67 | 282 | / |
| Leuwe | 67 | 206 | / |
| Lawee | 67 | 195 | / |
| Lawey | 67 | 171 | / |
| Lövey | 67 | 113 | / |
| Lowei | 67 | 83 | / |
| Lewei | 67 | 49 | / |
| Loweh | 67 | 44 | / |
| Leweh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Laawe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lewwe | 67 | 28 | / |
| Lowea | 67 | 24 | / |
| Löved | 67 | 23 | / |
| Lewhe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Lewee | 67 | 19 | / |
| Laewe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lawea | 67 | 17 | / |
| Löwit | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lhowe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lyawe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Löves | 67 | 11 | / |
| Löver | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lawhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Hlewe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Löwis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lawue | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lowee | 67 | 5 | / |
| Llowe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlowe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lohwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lövet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lehwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lowwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llewe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lewea | 67 | 1 | / |
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