Louw is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Louw
No. of characters: 4
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Louw

How popular is Louw?

Louw is common in South Africa.

Louw is ranked 3849 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Louws grew by 47.0297 per cent to 297 since 2000 and ranked 66553 after elevating 19443 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.51 87.13
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 6.4 5.45
Black 6.06 2.97
Others 2.02 4.46
Louw is quite popular family name mostly used in South Africa while Namibia is ahead in terms of density. Around 141846 people have been found who wears Louw as their family name. Louw is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
5,318 China8
18,563 Nigeria7
13,220 Thailand6
1,632 South Korea5
2,491 Zambia5
7,294 Kuwait3
2,967 Vietnam3
127,708 Czech Republic3
10,686 Costa Rica3
108,034 Italy3
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
14,078 Japan3
16,136 Kenya3
1,010 Lesotho3
2,449 Yemen2
89,020 Tanzania2
4,086 Angola2
95,312 Argentina2
4,367 Afghanistan2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
13,606 Senegal1
16,640 Hong Kong1
8,268 Mauritius1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
17,236 Ghana1
6,149 Ethiopia1
169,904 Brazil1
37,493 Austria1
1,704,541 India1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
14,373 Jordan1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
5,553 Taiwan1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
21,562 Portugal1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
56,169 Mexico1
1,572 Macau1
1,970 Grenada1
12,745 Luxembourg1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
4,435 Togo1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,279 Wales45
6,551 Qatar39
8,214 Singapore35
32,811 Sweden29
83,233 Spain16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
21,426 Zimbabwe73
5,083 Ireland66
17,456 Switzerland63
Countries with hundreds of Louw:
16,171 Germany639
4,098 Netherlands638
47,815 United States561
6,552 Australia442
287 Swaziland364
1,375 Botswana282
35,924 Indonesia279
3,555 New Zealand215
57,437 France171
22,481 Canada156
4,078 Denmark148
6,720 United Arab Emirates145
4,818 Scotland118
16,921 Belgium104
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Louw:
871 Mozambique4,127
3,875 England1,952
Countries with ten thousands of Louw:
5 Namibia10,011
Countries with hundred thousands of Louw:
27 South Africa120,925
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Louw Namesakes

  • Gideon Louw, Swimmer
  • Gene Louw, South African Politician
  • Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels, Architect
  • Aletta Gertruida Louw, Christiaan Barnard's ex-wife
  • Antoinette Louw, Actress
  • Arjan Louwen, Soccer player
  • Frans Johan Louwrens Ghijsels, Architect
  • Stephan Louw, Olympic athlete
  • Brendon Louw, Cricketer
  • Rob Louw, Rugby union player
  • Pieter Louw characterized leading role of Drikus Ferreira in 2017 family movie Nul is nie niks nie.
  • In 0 action, thriller film, A place to die, David Denta Louw characterized Marko F. C..

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