Lude Surname

257,298th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,531 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Lude Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lewd,' i.e. the ignorant, untaught, one of the laity, alayman. 'Lered and lewed,' i.e. clergy and laity (v. Piers Plowman, Bk. iv. 11).

William le Lewed, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Robert le Lewed, ibid.

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Lude Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6681:120,51714,750
United States2901:1,249,85888,263
France1471:451,85564,822
Switzerland1041:78,9709,101
Iran851:903,32443,256
Australia581:465,44335,949
India451:17,045,897267,282
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Latvia231:89,13212,995
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
China101:136,732,1577,199
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
England41:13,929,515290,718
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Lüde (104) & Ludé (3) are calculated separately.

Lude (3,878) may also be a first name.

Lude Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the lewd,' i.e. the ignorant, untaught, one of the laity, alayman. 'Lered and lewed,' i.e. clergy and laity (v. Piers Plowman, Bk. iv. 11).

William le Lewed, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.

Robert le Lewed, ibid.

Robert le Lewede, Close Rolls, 5 Edward III. pt.i.

Roger Lude, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Nicholas Lude, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

An estate in Blair Athol, Perthshire, which formerly had possessors of the same name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Lude Last Name Facts

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

Lude (Hindi: लूदे, Marathi: लुडे, Oriya: ଲୁେଦ, Russian: Луде) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Lüde or Ludé. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lude? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lude is the 257,298th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,759,991 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Lude reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 112,667th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 3,878 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 668 people, or 1 in 120,517. In Germany it is most numerous in: Baden-Württemberg, where 52 percent live, Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent live and Berlin, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.

Lude Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lude has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lude last name increased 592 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lude Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lude surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lude last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

Lude earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning $40,425 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüde92104/
Ludé923/
Laude8911,483/
Luder892,268/
Ludes891,309/
Loude89182/
Ludea89143/
Luide89122/
Ludet8998/
Ludge8958/
Ludde8947/
Luhde8942/
Ludie8923/
Leude8921/
Liude8921/
Lusde8920/
Luude8919/
Ludhe8917/
Ludeh8916/
Lyude8915/
Ludez8910/
Ludee897/
Luyde895/
Ludje895/
Luede895/
Ludey894/
Lutde893/
Ludei892/
Lhude891/
Lauder809,072/
Louder801,847/
Laudet801,365/
Loudet80636/
Laudes80410/
Lahude80296/
Leudeu80251/
Luedde80240/
Luedee80234/
Laudie80206/
Luider80185/
Leudet80154/
Loudes80106/
Lhuede8083/
Ludder8071/
Laudhe8059/
Ludher8052/
Laudea8045/
Luedey8039/
Laudje8036/
Laudez8034/
Leuder8014/
Lauhde8013/
Loudey809/
Luddie808/
Laudeh808/
Lyuder806/
Luthde806/
Ludgey805/
Leudes804/
Leudje804/
Luisde803/
Laudee803/
Luidje803/
Luedhe802/
Loudee802/
Loudie802/
Louyde802/
Lheude802/
Lluder802/
Ludeða801/
Luchde801/
Ludehe801/
Ludets801/
Ludhee801/
Louded801/
Laudey801/
Luydes801/
Luedej801/
Luderr801/
Loudde801/
Loudei801/
Loudje801/
Laudeu801/
Leudey801/
Leudie801/
Lusdez801/
Luddes800/
Lutdge800/
Loudeu800/
Ludeis800/
Luhdie800/
Lode757,264/
Ludi752,743/
Luda752,540/
Lide751,483/
Ludy751,458/
Ludj752/
Lóde751/
Llauder73344/
Liaudet73340/
Lyaudet73268/
Llaudet73145/
Lausdei7399/
Leusder7399/
Loudder7373/
Laudehr7358/
Llaudes7351/
Laudett7310/
Luddher733/
L'Heude732/
Liauder732/
Ludheer731/
Loudhea731/
Luisdey731/
L'Houde731/
Loudihe731/
Leudeth731/
Loudett730/
Luddeth730/
Lueddie730/
Laudder730/
Laudher730/
Lodhe676,477/
Louda672,205/
Lauda672,106/
Laudi671,896/
Lodde671,477/
Loudy671,286/
Luddy671,225/
Lodea67782/
Laudy67739/
Luhda67583/
Lyudi67434/
Loudi67404/
Lüdde67375/
Luedi67335/
Ludhi67273/
Lodey67234/
Luedy67230/
Luddi67203/
Lidie67203/
Liede67176/
Luidi67176/
Loode67143/
Lidey67130/
Luday67117/
Lodie6795/
Luudi6787/
Leuda6786/
Ludha6785/
Ludai6785/
Leudy6771/
Lüdge6767/
Ludda6765/
Liuda6758/
Loede6758/
Lodej6752/
L'Ide6737/
Lodee6731/
Ludio6730/
Lidei6730/
Ludiy6722/
Litde6720/
Luudy6717/
Lusdi6716/
Ludih6715/
Luduy6714/
Lideh6712/
Lotde6710/
Liudi6710/
Ludui679/
Lidea679/
Ludaa679/
Lusdy677/
Lidej677/
Ludyo676/
Ludgi676/
Loudj676/
Ludis675/
Luyda674/
Lodei674/
Luida674/
Llide674/
Laudé674/
Ludid674/
Lyuda673/
Hluda673/
Lidde672/
Ludys672/
Ludoy672/
Lüdje672/
Luhdi671/
Hlide671/
Ludiz671/
Lóide671/
Lliaudet671/
Lludi671/
Luidj671/
Laudă671/
Leudi671/
Llaudeat671/
Hlode671/
Hludi671/
Ludoi671/
Ludit671/
Luhdy671/
Liudy671/
Lhuda671/
Lhudy671/

Lude Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lude in the Marathi language
लुडेlude96.97
लुदेlude3.03
Lude in the Oriya language
ଲୁେଦlueda91.67
ଳୁେଦlueda4.17
ଲୁଦିludi4.17
Lude in the Hindi language
लूदेlude50
लूडेlude50
Lude in the Russian language
Лудеlude-

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