Ludlum Surname

261,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Ludlum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ludlum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4711:246,40323,478
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
England91:6,190,895170,599
Malta11:430,2723,380
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3801:132,15412,637

Ludlum (13) may also be a first name.

Ludlum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ludlum is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludlum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 261,328th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,851,895 people. The last name Ludlum occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Ludlum reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently held forename at a global level It is held by 13 people.

The last name Ludlum is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,471 people, or 1 in 246,403. In The United States Ludlum is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 16 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Kansas, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Ludlum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ludlum has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Ludlum last name expanded 387 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ludlum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ludlum last name are 10.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.91% registered with the political party.

Ludlum earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $44,756 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ludloum922/
Ludlume921/
Laudlum920/
Ludlm911/
Ludlam833,079/
Ledlum83150/
Ludlem834/
Ladlum831/
Ludlom831/
Ludlim830/
Ludlun830/
Ludlaim7744/
Loedlum772/
Ledleum771/
Loadlum771/
Laedlum771/
Leadlum771/
Ludlune770/
Ludluin770/
Laudlam770/
Ldlam734/
Ladlm731/
Latuluma712/
Ladlom6712/
Ladlam6710/
Ludelemya679/
Luidialam675/
Ledlam672/
Ludlon671/
Ladouloum671/
Ldolim671/
Ldelem671/
Ldulom671/
Ldhelm671/

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Ludlum Reference & Research

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Ludlow FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Ludlum
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