Ludiwig Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Belgium

Ludiwig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ludiwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Ludiwig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ludiwig is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludiwig? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Ludiwig is mostly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Ludiwig live; 56 percent live in South America and 44 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name Ludiwig is most frequent in Brazil, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil Ludiwig is most common in: Espírito Santo, where 25 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 25 percent reside and Rio Grande do Sul, where 25 percent reside. Other than Brazil this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 33 percent reside and Belgium, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ludewig869,248/
Ludivig8669/
Luduwig8636/
Ludewigs80168/
Ludewigt8079/
Luduwieg801/
Laudewig801/
Ludiwick800/
Luduvig7156/
Lodewig7145/
Ludevig7132/
Lodiwik7117/
Lidivig717/
Lidewig714/
Ludewic712/
Ludivic711/
Ludewyg711/
Luduwik711/
Ludewick6768/
Loddewig6717/
Lyudevig6710/
Laudivik671/
Loudevig671/
Ludevigs671/
Ludewicks632/
Lodewik5733/
Luduvik575/
Ludewyk574/
Ludevic572/
Lodeweg570/
Lodewijk53907/
Loddeweg5322/
Ludeviks5312/
Loudewyk536/
Ludewyke535/
Luduvick532/
Ludevick530/
Loodewijk5010/

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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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  • 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 Ludiwig
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