Ludvig Surname

144,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Ludvig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ludvig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,2761:167,7706,477
Hungary8671:11,3221,310
Denmark2451:23,0402,340
Faroe Islands1051:46774
Croatia931:45,4698,923
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Serbia511:140,0979,935
Slovakia461:116,01021,737
Romania451:446,17535,142
France331:2,012,810168,616
Czechia311:343,01541,724
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Austria201:425,77243,235
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Norway71:734,61250,907
England61:9,286,343223,652
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
San Marino11:33,214932
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

The alternate forms: Ludvíg (1) are calculated separately.

Ludvig (3,941) may also be a first name.

Ludvig Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ludvig (Georgian: ლუდვიგ) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can occur as a variant: Ludvíg. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludvig? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ludvig is the 144,116th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,363,017 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Ludvig are found; 42 percent are found in South America and 41 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 111,463rd most widespread first name in the world, borne by 3,941 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Brazil, where it is borne by 1,276 people, or 1 in 167,770. In Brazil Ludvig is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 48 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 31 percent live and Paraná, where 12 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 28 percent live and Denmark, where 8 percent live.

Ludvig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ludvig has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ludvig surname expanded 185 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ludvig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ludvig are 21.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ludvig earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 9.06% less than the national average, earning 314,734 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.34% less than the national average, earning $39,119 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $47,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ludvíg941/
Lyudvig921,384/
Ludvigh9276/
Ludvigs9254/
Ludveig921/
Ludveigh860/
Ludwig83134,408/
Ludvik831,223/
Lodvig8333/
Ludvic8330/
Luduig8313/
Ludbig834/
Ludviq831/
Ludvigova805/
Laudvoigt803/
Lyudvik77109/
Ludvick77104/
Laudwig7737/
Ludwigh7717/
Ludwigt778/
Loudwig778/
Luddwig773/
Ludwieg773/
Ludweig772/
Lludwig771/
Ludwwig771/
Ludwiog771/
Ludvike771/
Liudwig771/
Ludwicg771/
Liudvik771/
Luedwig770/
Luidwig770/
Ludwuig770/
Lyudvigova756/
Ludvichk715/
Loudwicg712/
D'Ludwig711/
L'Ludwig711/
Ludvík671,546/
Ludwik67876/
Lodwig67584/
Ludwigová67196/
Ludviková67171/
Ludvikova6751/
Luduik6713/
Lidwig679/
Lidvik679/
Lutwig675/
Ludwyg674/
Ludvyk672/
Ludwigova672/
Lydwig672/
Ludvek671/
Ludweg670/

Ludvig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ludvig in the Georgian language
ლუდვიგludvig-

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Ludvig Reference & Research

Ludwig DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Ludwig 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 Ludvig
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