Löwenstein Surname

325,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Löwenstein Surname User-submission:

(German) The Löwenstein surname means 'lion stone'.

Löwenstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9871:81,56610,294
Austria861:99,01714,343
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Löwenstein Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) The Löwenstein surname means 'lion stone'.

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Löwenstein Last Name Facts

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

The surname Löwenstein occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Löwenstein? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 325,490th most common surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,375,806 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Löwenstein reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Löwenstein is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 987 people, or 1 in 81,566. In Germany it is most common in: Hesse, where 29 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Germany it occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Löwenstein Last Name Statistics demography

Löwenstein earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 24.28% less than the national average, earning 262,057 kr per year.

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