Ludvik Surname
Approximately 1,223 people bear this surname
Ludvik Surname User-submission:
Ludvik is an anglicised version of Czech Ludvík, which is the country's form of German Ludwig (Lewis in English). It is derived from the words hlod, meaning 'famous', and wig/vig, meaning 'battle' (therefore denoting a famous warrior or soldier).
Read More About This SurnameLudvik Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 477 | 1:759,872 | 59,214 |
| Slovenia | 182 | 1:13,669 | 3,266 |
| Czechia | 158 | 1:67,300 | 11,292 |
| Austria | 85 | 1:100,182 | 14,475 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| Argentina | 53 | 1:806,480 | 53,420 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Slovakia | 37 | 1:144,228 | 26,002 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Italy | 16 | 1:3,822,293 | 103,776 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
The alternate forms: Ludvík (1,546) are calculated separately.
Ludvik (4,599) may also be a first name.
Ludvik Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Ludvik is an anglicised version of Czech Ludvík, which is the country's form of German Ludwig (Lewis in English). It is derived from the words hlod, meaning 'famous', and wig/vig, meaning 'battle' (therefore denoting a famous warrior or soldier).
- deleted-173293Ludvik Demographics
Average Ludvik Salary in
United States
$45,253 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ludvik Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ludvik Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ludvik (Russian: Лудвик) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Ludvík. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Ludvik? popularity and diffusion
Ludvik is the 308,515th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,958,746 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Ludvik live; 35 percent live in North America and 34 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 101,226th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 4,599 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 477 people, or 1 in 759,872. In The United States Ludvik is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 13 percent live, Nebraska, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States Ludvik is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 15 percent live and Czechia, where 13 percent live.
Ludvik Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Ludvik surname are 9.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.6% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ludvik earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.88% more than the national average, earning $45,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $48,262 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludvík | 94 | 1,546 | / |
| Lyudvik | 92 | 109 | / |
| Ludvick | 92 | 104 | / |
| Ludvike | 92 | 1 | / |
| Liudvik | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ludvichk | 86 | 5 | / |
| Ludvig | 83 | 3,084 | / |
| Ludwik | 83 | 876 | / |
| Ludvic | 83 | 30 | / |
| Luduik | 83 | 13 | / |
| Lidvik | 83 | 9 | / |
| Ludvyk | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ludviq | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ludvek | 83 | 1 | / |
| Ludviková | 80 | 171 | / |
| Ludvikova | 80 | 51 | / |
| Ludwick | 77 | 5,294 | / |
| Lyudvig | 77 | 1,384 | / |
| Lyudvyk | 77 | 358 | / |
| Ludvigh | 77 | 76 | / |
| Ludvigs | 77 | 54 | / |
| Ludwidk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ludwisk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ludveig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loudwik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luduick | 77 | 0 | / |
| Lyudvikova | 75 | 77 | / |
| Ludvicková | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ludvickova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ludwichk | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lyudvykh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Ludwicke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loudwick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ludveigh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Loddvick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ludwig | 67 | 134,408 | / |
| Ludvíková | 67 | 1,477 | / |
| Lodvig | 67 | 33 | / |
| Luduig | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lutwik | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ludwyk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lodwik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ludvigova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ludbig | 67 | 4 | / |
| Laudvoigt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ludvíkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ludvíg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ludwiková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luduek | 67 | 0 | / |
Ludvik Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ludvik in the Russian language | ||
| Лудвик | ludvik | - |
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