Ludvigs Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Ludvigs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 50 | 1:41,001 | 6,251 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Ludvigs (561) may also be a first name.
Ludvigs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ludvigs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ludvigs occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ludvigs? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Ludvigs are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 354,811th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 561 people.
The last name Ludvigs is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 41,001. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 70 percent are found, Vidzeme, where 28 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Latvia this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent are found and Denmark, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludvig | 92 | 3,084 | / |
| Ludwigs | 86 | 1,482 | / |
| Lyudvig | 86 | 1,384 | / |
| Ludvigh | 86 | 76 | / |
| Ludviks | 86 | 9 | / |
| Ludveig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ludveigh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Ludwig | 77 | 134,408 | / |
| Ludvik | 77 | 1,223 | / |
| Lodvig | 77 | 33 | / |
| Ludvic | 77 | 30 | / |
| Luduig | 77 | 13 | / |
| Ludbig | 77 | 4 | / |
| Ludviq | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ludvíg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ludvigova | 75 | 5 | / |
| Laudvoigt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lyudvik | 71 | 109 | / |
| Ludvick | 71 | 104 | / |
| Laudwig | 71 | 37 | / |
| Ludwigh | 71 | 17 | / |
| Ludwigt | 71 | 8 | / |
| Loudwig | 71 | 8 | / |
| Lyudvigova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Luddwig | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ludwieg | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ludweig | 71 | 2 | / |
| Liudwig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ludwwig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ludwiog | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ludvike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liudvik | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ludwisk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ludwicg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lludwig | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ludwuig | 71 | 0 | / |
| Luidwig | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ludvichk | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loudwicg | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Ludwig | 67 | 1 | / |
| L'Ludwig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ludwicks | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Ludvigs
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