Lubeck Surname

234,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,721 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Lubeck Surname User-submission:

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Lübeck ('lovely place'), in Schleswig-Holstein.

Lubeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2471:290,66526,978
Brazil971:2,206,95268,831
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Canada651:566,85547,218
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Israel301:285,25425,178
France271:2,460,101186,232
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Denmark61:940,78647,603
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States731:687,92744,660

The alternate forms: Lübeck (1,498) are calculated separately.

Lubeck (21) may also be a first name.

Lubeck Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a German surname, denoting someone who came from Lübeck ('lovely place'), in Schleswig-Holstein.

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Lubeck Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lubeck is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Lübeck. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lubeck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lubeck is the 234,133rd most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,234,483 people. The surname Lubeck is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Lubeck reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most common given name globally, borne by 21 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,247 people, or 1 in 290,665. In The United States Lubeck is mostly concentrated in: California, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 12 percent reside and Illinois, where 10 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 6 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.

Lubeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lubeck has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,708 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lubeck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lubeck surname are 38.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.54% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lubeck earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.21% less than the national average, earning R 39,900 per year; in United States they earn 13.76% more than the national average, earning $49,085 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% less than the national average, earning $45,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lübeck941,498/
Luebeck92353/
Lubecke92134/
Leubeck928/
Hlubeck922/
Laubeck922/
Lubieck921/
Loubeck921/
Lubek91314/
Lubec9168/
Luisbeck860/
Hlubek83511/
Lubick83291/
Lubeek83111/
Loubek83106/
Libeck8389/
Lubeke8386/
Lusbec8376/
Lyubek8345/
Laubek8321/
Liubec8314/
Lubiec8313/
Luebek837/
Lubyck836/
Leubec830/
Louback772,264/
Loebeck7720/
Lübecke7711/
Lubeske773/
Lubedke771/
Lusbeke770/
Leuveck770/
Lubik73905/
Lubic73472/
Lubyk73250/
Libek73159/
Lübek7336/
Lobek7333/
Lobec7330/
Lubex7311/
Lubík736/
Lubeg733/
Lubekova713/
Lobeek67167/
Hlubik67155/
Libäck67116/
Libick6766/
Libekk6760/
Lobekk6758/
Hlubík6758/
Loubic6748/
Liebek6747/
Lyubik6727/
Lubics6719/
Lübeke6711/
Lyubic6710/
Libiec6710/
Lubyoc679/
Hlubic679/
Lubike674/
Lyubyk674/
Liubic674/
Lubuik673/
Liubik673/
Libecq673/
Lübecková672/
Liebec672/
Hlubeková672/
Louvek671/
Lubaik671/
Lubequ671/
Lubiks671/
Hlúbek671/
Laubic671/
Lobiec671/
Libiek671/
Lubeig670/

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