Louw meaning | Last name Louw origin

Following is the meaning of Louw surname. Family name Louw is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Louw
No. of characters: 4
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Louw

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

Louw is common in South Africa country(ies).

Louw is ranked 3849 in 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

How popular is Louw?

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
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Celebrities having Louw surname

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Gene Louw South African Politician
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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
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