Luderitz Surname

1,082,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Luderitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luderitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia851:28,3464,400
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
United States361:10,068,304413,125
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
France71:9,488,960336,266
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Lüderitz (1,034) are calculated separately.

Luderitz (12) may also be a first name.

Luderitz Last Name Facts

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

Luderitz occurs most in Namibia. It can be found as a variant: Lüderitz. Click here for further potential spellings of Luderitz.

How Common Is The Last Name Luderitz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,082,743rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 31,962,921 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Luderitz live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used given name worldwide, held by 12 people.

The last name Luderitz is most common in Namibia, where it is borne by 85 people, or 1 in 28,346. In Namibia it is most prevalent in: ǁKaras Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Namibia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 16 percent live.

Luderitz Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Luderitz earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 131.29% more than the national average, earning R 549,636 per year and in United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüderitz961,034/
Luederitz9440/
Lauderiz8814/
Luderits881/
Liederitz823/
Lleuderiz823/
Llauderiz823/
Luederetz820/
Luediritz820/
Luderez801/
Lauderez75210/
Luderich7540/
Lüderetz751/
Llauderez7111/
Laudirez639/
Laudarez631/
Lauderec631/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Luderitz
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