Lüdtke Surname

48,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,545 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Lüdtke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Liudiko (little people), a pet form of Liuto (people).

Lüdtke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany10,3821:7,754969
Poland641:593,88754,038
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

The alternate forms: Ludtke (3,327) are calculated separately.

Lüdtke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Liudiko (little people), a pet form of Liuto (people).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lüdtke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lüdtke occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Ludtke. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lüdtke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lüdtke is the 48,830th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 691,090 people. The last name Lüdtke occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lüdtke reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 10,382 people, or 1 in 7,754. In Germany it is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent live and Berlin, where 13 percent live. Not including Germany this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Lüdtke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lüdtke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lüdtke last name declined 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ludtke943,327/
Lüdtcke922/
Lüdke911,914/
Lütke911,304/
Lidtke83440/
Lüthke83405/
Lüttke83317/
Lüdcke83156/
Lütcke8396/
Lütkes8356/
Lütker8314/
Liedtke7718,100/
Luedtke776,009/
Lüthcke7740/
Lidtkie7716/
Lüttcke773/
Lyudtke772/
Lutdtke771/
Lidtkey771/
Ludtcke771/
Ludtkie770/
Ludtkee770/
Litke734,965/
Ludke731,589/
Lutke731,187/
Lidke73641/
Lűdke733/
Lüdkeová714/
Liuedtke711/
Luedtcke711/
Lueddtke711/
Luedke672,713/
Liedke671,597/
Littke67690/
Luetke67374/
Litkei67304/
Lietke67271/
Litkie67182/
Litkey67148/
Luttke67143/
Lidkea67107/
Ludcke67100/
Ludkey6750/
Luthke6743/
Lutkie6737/
Hlutke6725/
Lidkie6721/
Litkea6714/
Litkee6714/
Lütche6712/
Lyudke679/
Litcke678/
Lutcke675/
Lidkey673/
Liutke673/
Lutdke672/
Lutkey671/
Ludkie670/
Ludkee670/
Luddke670/
Liddke670/
Lidtki670/
Lithke670/

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