Løwe Surname

773,729th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Løwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Løwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2351:24,0202,453
Norway1301:39,5565,626
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Lwe (46) are calculated separately.

Løwe Last Name Facts

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

Løwe has its highest incidence in Denmark. It can appear in the variant forms: Lwe. Click here for further potential spellings of Løwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Løwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 773,729th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 19,857,073 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Løwe are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Løwe is most common in Denmark, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 24,020. In Denmark Løwe is most prevalent in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 46 percent live, Region Zealand, where 30 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 12 percent live. Apart from Denmark it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 35 percent live and Greenland, where 0 percent live.

Løwe Last Name Statistics demography

Løwe earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 14.42% less than the national average, earning 296,172 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lwe9546/
Løwer8970/
Løw86102/
Løwehr8022/
Løve75259/
Lwei7583/
Lwee7569/
Lweu7542/
Løwø7541/
Lwes7515/
Lwey756/
Lőwe755/
Lweh754/
Løøw754/
Lwhe751/
Lwea751/
Lwge751/
Lwet751/
Llwe751/
Lwie751/
Lwer750/
Lw67429/
Løver67336/
Gliwe6729/
Lőwey6715/
Lwejh679/
L'Wei672/
Løbøe672/
Løvet672/
Løved671/
Lwees671/
L'Wee671/
Lwett670/

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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 Løwe
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