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

The last name Ludeke is most common in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant: Lüdeke. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludeke? popularity and diffusion

Ludeke is the 297,841st most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,697,847 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Ludeke are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Ludeke is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 629 people, or 1 in 86,133. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 44 percent are found, Mpumalanga, where 14 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name 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 prevalency of Ludeke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ludeke last name increased 453 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ludeke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ludeke last name are 18.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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
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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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