Littow Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Littow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Littow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1171:46,9805,756
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Littow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Littow is found most frequently in Finland. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Littow? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,544,715th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Littow occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Littow live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Littow is most frequently held in Finland, where it is held by 117 people, or 1 in 46,980. In Finland it is mostly found in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 94 percent reside, South Karelia, where 3 percent reside and Ostrobothnia, where 2 percent reside. Besides Finland this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Guatemala, where 4 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Littow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Littow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Littow surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Littouw922/
Littows920/
Litow91221/
Lettow831,198/
Leitow83117/
Litouw8334/
Lithow831/
Littawe7721/
Liuhtow771/
Leyttow771/
Lichtow771/
Littova771/
Littoff771/
Leitowa771/
Litov73853/
Litaw7385/
Letow7379/
Lutow7361/
Litob7351/
Litof736/
Litthaws710/
Litova67914/
Listov67819/
Litofe67250/
Litoff67139/
Letowt6743/
Liotov6717/
Liutov6713/
Litgov679/
Litawe675/
Litoft675/
Letowa675/
Lettov675/
Laitov674/
Lithaw674/
Litoev673/
Litauw672/
Lythow671/
Listof671/
Littav671/
Lithov671/
Listaw671/
Litovs671/
Laitof671/
Littaf671/
Lietuw670/
Lethow670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Littow
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