Löwén Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Löwén Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
The alternate forms: Löwen (3,070), Lowén (37) & Lowen (3,809) are calculated separately.
Löwén Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Löwén Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Löwén has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can occur as a variant: Löwen, Lowén or Lowen. Click here to see other potential spellings of Löwén.
How Common Is The Last Name Löwén? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Löwén reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 259,125. In Sweden Löwén is most frequent in: Uppsala County, where 37 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 26 percent reside and Västmanland County, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Löwen | 93 | 3,070 | / |
| Lowén | 93 | 37 | / |
| Lowen | 87 | 3,809 | / |
| Lewén | 80 | 84 | / |
| Löwin | 80 | 15 | / |
| Lywén | 80 | 10 | / |
| Løwén | 80 | 3 | / |
| Lawén | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lwn | 75 | 5 | / |
| Lön | 75 | 1 | / |
| Löwing | 73 | 155 | / |
| Löwnau | 73 | 16 | / |
| Löween | 73 | 2 | / |
| Liwéne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lwin | 67 | 395,206 | / |
| Lawn | 67 | 4,036 | / |
| Lown | 67 | 2,598 | / |
| Lönn | 67 | 2,218 | / |
| Lwan | 67 | 687 | / |
| Löhn | 67 | 621 | / |
| Léon | 67 | 559 | / |
| Léno | 67 | 265 | / |
| Löwenau | 67 | 73 | / |
| Lewn | 67 | 20 | / |
| Löhwing | 67 | 17 | / |
| Léhn | 67 | 13 | / |
| Léna | 67 | 11 | / |
| Léné | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leön | 67 | 8 | / |
| Loön | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lwni | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lwen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Loén | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lëön | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lwun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwnw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Löne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léòn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léón | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwjn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Léne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lywn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwhn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhwn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwnn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lwnh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Löwén
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