Ludewig Surname

54,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,248 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ludewig Surname Definition:

LUTWIDGE: Ludovicus (Louis) has been suggested as the origin of this name; but the second syllable may be a corruption of wich, and thus it may be of local origin.

Ludewig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,7901:10,3341,300
United States8501:426,42236,874
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Mexico731:1,700,35917,324
Venezuela701:431,4878,674
Australia421:642,75544,739
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
France381:1,747,966156,445
England271:2,063,63279,942
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Austria261:327,51736,002
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Luxembourg51:116,1086,306
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Ludewig (20) may also be a first name.

Ludewig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

LUTWIDGE: Ludovicus (Louis) has been suggested as the origin of this name; but the second syllable may be a corruption of wich, and thus it may be of local origin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ludewig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ludewig is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludewig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 54,995th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 788,013 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Ludewig live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 85 percent live in Germanic Europe. Ludewig is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 20 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 7,790 people, or 1 in 10,334. In Germany Ludewig is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Saxony, where 14 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Ludewig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ludewig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Ludewig surname grew 586 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ludewig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Ludewig last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Ludewig are 10.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.94% registered with the party.

The amount Ludewig earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.22% less than the national average, earning R 208,608 per year and in United States they earn 18.18% more than the national average, earning $50,992 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ludewigs93168/
Ludewigt9379/
Laudewig931/
Ludowig86106/
Lodewig8645/
Ludevig8632/
Ludiwig869/
Lidewig864/
Ludewic862/
Ludewyg861/
Ludewick8068/
Ludowieg8045/
Loddewig8017/
Lyudevig8010/
Loudevig801/
Ludevigs801/
Ludewicks752/
Ludivig7169/
Lodewik7133/
Ludovig7130/
Ludewyk714/
Ludowik712/
Ludevic712/
Lodeweg710/
Ludavig710/
Lodewijk67907/
Loddeweg6722/
Ludeviks6712/
Loudewyk676/
Ludewyke675/
Loudovig671/
Ludowick671/
Ludevick670/
Ludiwick670/

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