Löwy Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Löwy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Löwy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1561:54,5868,575
Czechia521:204,49029,445
Switzerland451:182,50916,410
Slovakia421:127,05823,432
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

The alternate forms: Lowy (2,858) are calculated separately.

Löwy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Löwy is held by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Lowy. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Löwy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 807,857th most numerous family name internationally, held by around 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Löwy live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 64 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Austria, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 54,586. In Austria it is most prevalent in: Vienna, where 66 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 32 percent are found and Carinthia, where 1 percent are found. Not including Austria this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 15 percent are found and Switzerland, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lowy922,858/
Löwey891/
Löwe757,238/
Lewy751,441/
Lawy75326/
Löwa75101/
Lövy7514/
Löwi7511/
Léwy756/
Laway673,944/
Löwer671,747/
Lowey671,278/
Loway671,177/
Loewy671,083/
Lewey671,032/
Leway67182/
Lawey67171/
Lövey67113/
Lawuy6743/
Lawoy6734/
Lawiy6716/
Löwit6714/
Löwes6710/
Löwis677/
Löwed672/
Hlawy672/
Lowoy672/
Löwet671/
Lehwy671/
Lewyi671/
Lowiy671/

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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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  • 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 Löwy
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