Ludley Surname

919,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 288 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Ludley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ludley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1081:745,42156,003
United States991:3,661,201203,401
England581:960,65648,451
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Ludley (21) may also be a first name.

Ludley Last Name Facts

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

Ludley is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 919,444th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 25,303,979 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Ludley reside; 42 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name globally It is held by 21 people.

It is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 108 people, or 1 in 745,421. In Germany it is mostly found in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 45 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside and Saxony, where 21 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Ludley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ludley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ludley surname rose 162 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ludley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Ludley last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Ludley earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.68% more than the national average, earning $51,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luddley9217/
Luidley921/
Luedley920/
Loudley920/
Laudley920/
Ludle9126/
Ludly911/
Ludlei8316/
Lidley839/
Ludloy835/
Ludloe832/
Ludler831/
Lodley830/
Luddle830/
Liedley773/
Laudler772/
Ludlowe772/
Laudlay771/
Leudler771/
Loudlye771/
Ludille771/
Luidler770/
Lidle73322/
Lodle7339/
Ludla7313/
Ludli731/
Liddlley711/
Lidilley711/
Luedelle711/
Liddle6714,716/
Liedle67190/
Laudillay6787/
Ludlai674/
Hludla672/
Ludlou672/
Lidlle671/
Loedle671/
Loedly671/
Liddly671/
Loudla671/
Laudielly671/
Lidlie670/
Loodle670/
Liddelley670/

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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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  • 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 Ludley
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