Ludeke Surname

297,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Ludeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ludeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6291:86,13310,595
United States4301:842,92864,333
Australia591:457,55435,515
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Namibia371:65,1197,152
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
England121:4,643,172139,951
Paraguay121:603,0627,396
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

The alternate forms: Lüdeke (1,900) are calculated separately.

Ludeke Last Name Facts

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

Ludeke is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Lüdeke. For other possible spellings of Ludeke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludeke? popularity and diffusion

It is the 297,841st most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,697,847 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Ludeke live; 52 percent live in Southern Africa and 52 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 629 people, or 1 in 86,133. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 44 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent are found. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Ludeke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ludeke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ludeke last name grew 453 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ludeke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ludeke surname are 18.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ludeke earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 51.26% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,322 per year; in South Africa they earn 48.33% more than the national average, earning R 352,488 per year and in United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,627 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüdeke941,900/
Luedeke92473/
Ludecke92223/
Luddeke92180/
Ludeker9278/
Loudeke9217/
Ludetke924/
Laudeke923/
Ludeske920/
Ludek91337/
Luedecke86893/
Lueddeke86172/
Luddecke86116/
Ludecker8652/
Luiddeke861/
Loudeike861/
Ludiecke861/
Luedieke860/
Laudeker860/
Luideker860/
Ludike83220/
Ludeki8383/
Lideke8341/
Ludeks8333/
Lodeke8311/
Ludeka8310/
Ludeck838/
Ludoke836/
Laudek835/
Lutdek834/
Ludiek834/
Hludek832/
Ludake831/
Ludeeg831/
Liudek830/
Lueddecke80151/
Luidecker800/
Laudecker800/
Lüdecke774,004/
Loddeke77199/
Ludiker77175/
Lüddeke77138/
Ludicke7778/
Liddeke7764/
Lüdeker7751/
Luedike7746/
Liedeke7738/
Luddeck776/
Ludecki773/
Ludecky772/
Ludecka771/
Lidecke771/
Leudike771/
Luditke771/
Laudiek771/
Ludocke770/
Laudeck770/
Luddike770/
Ludiske770/
Leudeka770/
Hlaudecker751/
Ludik731,497/
Lodek73134/
Ludík7373/
Ludyk7346/
Ludec738/
Ludeg738/
Lüdek731/
Luděk731/
Lüddecke711,615/
Liedecke71148/
Luedicke71134/
Loudeche7142/
Liddekee714/
Luedecky713/
Loudeïka711/
Liddecke711/
Lauddeck711/
Lüdecker711/
Loudegue711/
Loudeika711/
Ludicker711/
Luidicke710/
Luddicke710/
Ludick677,436/
Ludigkeit67195/
Hludyk67112/
Lodeki67108/
Ludika67105/
Lidoke6796/
Laudik6767/
Lüdeck6733/
Lodike6726/
Lüdike6726/
Ludyka6725/
Hludik6714/
Lidake6713/
Luduik6713/
Luditk6712/
Lyudik6710/
Lusdyk6710/
Ludiki677/
Loudec674/
Ludeqa674/
Ludaki673/
Lidike673/
Ludice673/
Ludiks673/
Luddik672/
Hlodek672/
Lidyke671/
Leuschdek671/
Ludeig671/
Lodiek671/
Ludaik671/
Ludeca671/
Luudik671/
Loudik671/
Lideki671/
Lodeck670/
Lodeka670/
Ludoky670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ludeke
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