Ludovic Forename

4,926th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 212,134 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Ludovic Forename Definition:

A male name. from Ludovicus, tne Latin form of Lewis (q.v.) (cf. Italian Lodoviko); used a good deal in Scotland since the 17th C.

Ludovic Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France
100%
156,1951:426116
Central African Republic-19,4551:23270
Madagascar
100%
9,3711:2,522595
Belgium
100%
6,5301:1,760403
Cameroon
95%
 
2,3601:9,1571,137
Benin
100%
1,8761:5,637922
Gabon
100%
1,7641:1,068248
Switzerland
100%
1,2841:6,397802
Haiti
100%
9671:11,0931,151
Canada
100%
9351:35,4372,661
Ethiopia
100%
9251:105,4707,385
Ivory Coast
99%
 
8121:28,4192,399
DR Congo
91%
 
7811:94,5305,158
Romania
100%
7761:25,8401,729
Burkina Faso
100%
7591:24,2152,085
Togo-7421:9,7561,430
New Caledonia
100%
6601:40992
Morocco-6551:52,4412,146
United States
100%
5981:606,24914,961
Congo
88%
 
5681:8,8191,165
England
100%
4041:137,6314,660
French Polynesia-3461:803178
Thailand
100%
3121:224,57014,176
Chad
100%
3091:44,0084,322
Saudi Arabia-2911:105,88510,050
Portugal-2121:49,1081,712
Germany
100%
1711:565,3685,643
Luxembourg
100%
1561:3,616449
Mauritius-1401:9,2701,222
Vanuatu-1331:1,968489
Brazil
100%
1251:1,713,88937,998
Spain
100%
1231:378,2925,564
Tanzania
100%
1001:527,88314,706
Israel
100%
941:89,3934,095
Australia-791:172,8814,735
Netherlands
100%
721:234,7518,223
Dominican Republic-681:153,4016,921
Japan-581:2,206,65620,403
China-511:26,785,40760,804
New Zealand-501:90,7214,056
Saint Barthelemy-491:19562
Senegal
100%
471:310,2425,070
Hungary
100%
441:222,5401,131
Uganda
97%
 
401:1,023,92317,655
Ireland
100%
381:122,1982,794
Scotland
100%
381:140,7992,887
Solomon Islands
100%
381:15,2881,325
Sweden
100%
361:273,8318,577
South Africa
100%
351:1,558,07650,706
Venezuela
100%
321:943,80920,727
Singapore
100%
241:261,9619,116
Italy
92%
 
221:2,775,55017,247
Hong Kong-211:369,1773,937
Philippines
92%
 
211:5,048,07087,079
Monaco
100%
201:1,923383
Mexico
100%
191:6,533,91723,538
Denmark-171:332,3236,094
Norway
100%
161:320,7716,812
Qatar
100%
151:157,97416,771
Chile
100%
131:1,354,40110,891
Wales
100%
111:281,3014,460
Greece
100%
101:1,093,4559,717
Indonesia
100%
101:25,796,367599,978
Russia
100%
101:14,423,37048,053
Angola-91:2,996,2903,522
Austria
100%
91:946,0226,960
Egypt-91:10,211,21621,716
United Arab Emirates-91:794,66624,808
Niger
100%
81:2,397,99927,433
Malaysia
100%
71:4,349,991105,289
Nigeria
100%
71:25,366,337199,343
Vietnam-71:13,231,8734,411
Estonia
100%
61:219,2306,245
Guinea
100%
61:1,976,4414,482
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
100%
61:1,052274
Czechia-51:2,131,2325,044
Finland
100%
51:1,096,6379,775
India
100%
51:242,975,5942,326,743
Slovakia
100%
51:1,062,0133,906
South Korea-51:1,108,88418,705
Algeria-41:9,544,18014,095
Cambodia-41:4,068,33235,322
Cyprus-41:217,7693,299
Equatorial Guinea-41:284,422684
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Laos-41:1,646,714900
Mali-41:4,244,4395,329
Poland
100%
41:9,506,7785,827
Tunisia-41:169,2267,289
Zambia-41:3,963,69831,018
Kenya-31:15,435,70351,312
Peru
100%
31:10,597,15158,549
Saint Lucia
100%
31:59,2724,116
Afghanistan-21:16,311,75848,279
Albania
100%
21:1,523,28533,816
Argentina
100%
21:21,386,62229,627
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Panama-21:1,953,27831,007
Taiwan
100%
21:11,884,841132,786
Ukraine-21:22,749,95422,291
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Andorra-11:82,8871,356
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Armenia-11:2,918,75314,910
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Botswana
100%
11:2,184,44921,741
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Djibouti-11:915,6642,132
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Georgia-11:3,738,46629,095
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Lebanon
100%
11:5,627,57119,299
Maldives-11:433,9035,827
Mozambique-11:27,243,3575,091
Nepal-11:28,487,352119,417
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Rwanda-11:11,371,4334,615
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
11:191,9975,295
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Syria-11:19,306,0759,560
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Turkey
100%
11:77,801,70991,051
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731

The alternate forms: Ludôvic (1) are calculated separately.

Ludovic (6,344) may also be a surname.

Ludovic Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. from Ludovicus, tne Latin form of Lewis (q.v.) (cf. Italian Lodoviko); used a good deal in Scotland since the 17th C.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

Teutonic (masculine) - Hero of the people.

What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody

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