Littau Surname
Approximately 1,785 people bear this surname
Littau Surname User-submission:
The surname Littau comes from the name of the former municipality Littau, Switzerland. It can be derived from a Slavic first name, such as Litomir, Litoslav or Litobor.
Littau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 795 | 1:101,265 | 12,557 |
| United States | 474 | 1:764,681 | 59,530 |
| Denmark | 209 | 1:27,008 | 2,770 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Russia | 92 | 1:1,566,555 | 105,717 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| Poland | 18 | 1:2,111,597 | 101,748 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 11 | 1:542,969 | 40,072 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Littau Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Littau comes from the name of the former municipality Littau, Switzerland. It can be derived from a Slavic first name, such as Litomir, Litoslav or Litobor.
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Littau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Littau Come From? nationality or country of origin
Littau (Russian: Литтау) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Littau? popularity and diffusion
It is the 227,277th most widespread last name internationally, held by around 1 in 4,082,659 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Littau live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Littau is most common in Germany, where it is held by 795 people, or 1 in 101,265. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside. Beside Germany this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and Denmark, where 12 percent reside.
Littau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Littau has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 7,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Littau Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Littau last name are 31.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.38% registered with the party.
The amount Littau earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.66% less than the national average, earning $41,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $46,913 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Littau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Littau in the Russian language | ||
| Литтау | littau | - |
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