Littau Surname

227,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7951:101,26512,557
United States4741:764,68159,530
Denmark2091:27,0082,770
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Russia921:1,566,555105,717
Argentina551:777,15351,982
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Kyrgyzstan111:542,96940,072
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

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.

- littau

Littau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Littau (Russian: Литтау) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Littau? popularity and diffusion

Littau is the 227,277th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 4,082,659 people. This surname is mostly 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 widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 795 people, or 1 in 101,265. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany Littau exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and Denmark, where 12 percent live.

Littau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Littau has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Littau last name rose 7,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Littau Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Littau surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Littau are 31.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.38% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Litteau9211/
Littaux921/
Litta912,824/
Litau912,065/
Littu91103/
Litteaut8610/
Liotta836,983/
Lettau832,548/
Lietta83397/
Littah83216/
Liteau8389/
Litaud8378/
Listau8372/
Littou8347/
Laitta8338/
Liuttu8329/
Littas8329/
Luitta8314/
Liettu8313/
Littai839/
Lyttau838/
Litaux838/
Laitau837/
Liutta836/
Littaa835/
Littha834/
Littay833/
Leitau833/
Litgau833/
Littad832/
Loitta831/
Littae831/
Litahu831/
Lithau831/
Liotau831/
Littap831/
Littea831/
Luttau831/
Leitta830/
Litteu830/
Littus830/
Lita8019,378/
Litu805,860/
Littaye77216/
Lieteau77124/
Lüttgau7759/
Luitaud7757/
Littawe7721/
Lithaud7715/
Littoux7713/
Littiya775/
Leiteau773/
Litthay771/
Littout771/
Laittas771/
Glietta771/
Listeau771/
Laittou771/
Leuttau771/
Lithaus770/
Laitaux770/
Lista7311,057/
Laita734,530/
Lutta733,922/
Letta733,881/
Liuta731,131/
Litto731,068/
Loita731,058/
Litus73895/
Leita73883/
Litha73710/
Lieta73696/
Liota73565/
Litou73544/
Lettu73373/
Litas73355/
Lutau73328/
Litot73300/
Luttu73234/
Liutu73228/
Letau73206/
Litaj73154/
Laitu73140/
Loitu73139/
Litai73135/
Luita73129/
Litay7370/
Litah7360/
Lytau7352/
Litad7330/
Litap7328/
Litea7323/
Liteu7323/
Listu7319/
Litae7318/
Litat7314/
Leitu739/
Llita736/
Lietu735/
Lytta735/
Litut734/
Lijta734/
Lithu733/
Litoa733/
Litaa732/
Lhita732/
Liotu732/
Litue731/
Litga731/
Litud731/
Lituh731/
Lituu731/
Litui731/
Leithaus7154/
Listhaus7149/
Litthiya711/
Litiya671,124/
Liotto671,020/
Luttah67510/
Litaay67272/
Lietha67208/
Laitha67186/
Litash67185/
Lettas67179/
Hlista67167/
Littee67141/
Litoux67104/
Letaut6794/
Laitui6786/
Listou6775/
Laituy6775/
Laitat6770/
Littot6762/
Lithap6762/
Loitay6760/
Listea6756/
Lithae6749/
Littoz6746/
Lettus6746/
Listad6735/
Liotou6733/
Leitha6731/
Lettat6728/
Liteya6728/
Litaya6728/
Littie6726/
Liszta6725/
Listas6724/
Liutai6724/
Litayi6723/
Letaux6722/
Lithay6720/
Listus6719/
Laitas6719/
Leitus6719/
Lithat6719/
Litout6719/
Loitto6717/
Lestau6716/
Leitud6715/
Litaph6714/
Leitas6714/
Luitot6713/
Loitai6713/
Listha6712/
Lithas6711/
Leutta6711/
Hletta6711/
Leitoa6710/
Litoha679/
Loitas679/
Littos679/
Leitto679/
Liutah679/
Letaud679/
Laitai679/
Litaye677/
Lietto677/
Laitot677/
Litaha676/
Leitai676/
Leituz676/
Laitto676/
Listat676/
Laitae676/
Luetta675/
Leitad675/
Laaitu675/
Lithai675/
Lichthaus675/
Litawe675/
Lystau675/
Lettah674/
Lettad674/
Laitou674/
Liaita674/
Liștea674/
Leitay674/
Litayo673/
Laaita673/
Liuhta673/
Lithou673/
Lethau672/
Lettea672/
Laitus672/
Laitue672/
Litoya672/
Litais672/
Luuttu672/
Lettai672/
Liştea671/
Leatta671/
Luitas671/
Lyuita671/
Loitus671/
Littoi671/
Litush671/
Litaio671/
Litaji671/
Litats671/
Lithus671/
Litoia671/
Letauy671/
Laitoa671/
Leitou671/
Leetta671/
Leista671/
Litaaa671/
Litach671/
Liteja671/
Littoe671/
Loista671/
Loitha671/
Llaita671/
Llaitu671/
Litéya671/
Liotha671/
Luttou671/
Luitay671/
Luitto671/
Lyttas671/
Hlaita671/
Laitap671/
Laitay671/
Laithayau671/
Laithu671/
L'Etau671/
Leutau671/
Luttay671/
Letaue671/
Lithto671/
Litous671/
Lidtha671/
Laitea671/
Lichta670/
Littey670/
Littei670/

Littau Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Littau in the Russian language
Литтауlittau-

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