Löw
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Translation of the symbol Yehuda = Juda; the Lion (Löwe) is the symbol of Juda
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/løːf/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Löw is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Malaysia than in any other country. In Singapore it is the 26th most common surname.
- MYMalaysia≈1 in 357(inferred from the name graph)
- SGSingapore≈1 in 400
- AUAustralia≈1 in 4.9K
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- Malaysia (inferred from the name graph)
- Sources
- 433 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 357 (inferred from the name graph)
≈91,000 people, est.
Highest-authority source
Malaysia, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts(measured from records)
One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled Low in US United States, MY Malaysia, AU Australia and 5 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Translation of the symbol Yehuda = Juda; the Lion (Löwe) is the symbol of Juda. Exists in the Stein area 1810, in Königs- bach in the Rastatt area in 1814, Baden. In the List of Mann- heim and Löwengardt Karlsruhe and also in Schmieheim.
Sources 1
- The Origin of Jewish Family Names: Morphology and History
Attested across 19 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Löw counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MY Malaysia | #108 | ≈91,000 est. | ≈1 in 357 | — | Low | 150 |
| CN China | — | ≈59,000 est. | ≈1 in 23K | — | Low | 28 |
| SG Singapore | #26 | ≈16,000 est. | ≈1 in 400 | — | Low | 191 |
| US United States | — | 12,032 | 1 in 28K | 12K | Low | 433 |
| GB United Kingdom | — | ≈5,900 est. | ≈1 in 11K | listed | Low | 211 |
| AU Australia | #442 | ≈5,200 est. | ≈1 in 4.9K | — | Low | 192 |
| CA Canada | — | ≈3,700 est. | ≈1 in 10K | — | Low | 195 |
| NZ New Zealand | #594 | ≈740 est. | ≈1 in 6.6K | — | Low | 105 |
Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Löw is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In German, Übername aus dem Tiernamen 'Löwe' bzw. für eine löwenartige, tapfere/kräftige Person; 2974 Träger.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
In German, Übername zu 'Löwe'; persönliche Eigenschaft: beherzt, stark. Bearer count: 2974.
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
In German, Personenmerkmal: löwenhaft, kühn, stark (Wesensart).
as a nameDeutscher Familiennamenatlas, Band 5: Familiennamen nach Beruf und persönlichen Merkmalen
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Judah Loew ben Bezalelb. 1512PLnot in their usual nameCzech rabbi
- Hermann Loewb. 1807DEnot in their usual nameGerman entomologist (1807–1879)
- Leopold Löwb. 1810HUHungarian rabbi
- Immanuel Löwb. 1854HUHungarian rabbi, botanist (1854-1944)
- Karl Iwanowitsch Albrechtb. 1897DEnot in their usual nameGerman communist, National Socialist and author (1897–1969)
- Frederick Loeweb. 1901USnot in their usual nameAustrian-American composer (1901–1988)
- Jürg Löwb. 1946CHSwiss actor
- Joachim Löwb. 1960DEGerman footballer and manager (born 1960)
- Victor Löwb. 1962NLDutch actor
- Hans Löwb. 1976DEGerman actor
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 14 sources across 9 countries.
Reference works 3
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Löw come from?
- Translation of the symbol Yehuda = Juda; the Lion (Löwe) is the symbol of Juda. Exists in the Stein area 1810, in Königs- bach in the Rastatt area in 1814, Baden. Recorded by The Origin of Jewish Family Names: Morphology and History.
- How do you pronounce Löw?
- A machine transcription gives /løːf/ (IPA) for German.
- What does the name Löw mean?
- Recorded meaning: Translation of the symbol Yehuda = Juda; the Lion (Löwe) is the symbol of Juda.
- In which country does Löw have the most bearers?
- Mondonomo estimates about 91 thousand people named Löw in Malaysia, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled low.
- How common is the name Löw?
- In the United States, the national register counted 12,032 people named Löw in 2010, about 1 in 28 thousand residents.
- How common is Löw compared with other names?
- In Malaysia, Löw is the 108th most common surname of 291,743 surnames recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Löw” — the 108th most common surname in Malaysia. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.