Ludek Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Ludek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ludek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland2411:157,71322,296
South Africa491:1,105,66765,349
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Luděk (1) & Lüdek (1) are calculated separately.

Ludek (670) may also be a first name.

Ludek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ludek is held by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Luděk or Lüdek. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludek? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 823,466th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 21,624,765 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Ludek live; 72 percent live in Eastern Europe and 72 percent live in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 320,531st most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 670 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 241 people, or 1 in 157,713. Barring Poland this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Ludek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ludek has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ludek last name expanded 2,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ludek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ludek last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ludek earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 64.97% more than the national average, earning R 392,040 per year and in United States they earn 22.92% less than the national average, earning $33,258 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luděk931/
Lüdek931/
Ludeke911,279/
Ludeks9133/
Ludeck918/
Laudek915/
Lutdek914/
Ludiek914/
Hludek912/
Luedek912/
Liudek910/
Ludecke83223/
Luddeke83180/
Loudeke8317/
Luddeck836/
Luedeck834/
Ludetke834/
Laudeke833/
Laudiek831/
Ludeske830/
Laudeck830/
Ludik801,497/
Lodek80134/
Ludík8073/
Ludyk8046/
Lidek8023/
Ludec808/
Ludeg808/
Luddecke77116/
Lauddeck771/
Loudeike771/
Luiddeke771/
Ludick737,436/
Ludike73220/
Hludyk73112/
Laudik7367/
Lüdeck7333/
Hlidek7320/
Lideck7314/
Hludik7314/
Luduik7313/
Luditk7312/
Liedek7311/
Lusdyk7310/
Lyudik7310/
Loudec734/
Ludiks733/
Hlodek732/
Luddik732/
Luudik731/
Ludaik731/
Lodiek731/
Loudik731/
Ludeig731/
Luedec731/
Ludeeg731/
Lodeck730/
Leuschdek711/
Laudick67563/
Ludkova67273/
Luddick67109/
Ludicke6778/
Loudeac6726/
Laudisk673/
Hliedek672/
Louëdec671/
Loudijk671/
Luditke671/
Leudike671/
Liddiek671/
Ludiske670/
Luedick670/
Luddike670/
Loudick670/
Luduick670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ludek
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