Ludwig Surname
Approximately 134,408 people bear this surname
Ludwig Surname Definition:
(Ger.) see under Lewis in Dict.
Ludwig Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 81,368 | 1:989 | 64 |
| United States | 31,474 | 1:11,516 | 1,438 |
| Brazil | 6,484 | 1:33,016 | 1,390 |
| France | 2,424 | 1:27,402 | 3,317 |
| Austria | 2,204 | 1:3,864 | 391 |
| Poland | 1,800 | 1:21,116 | 3,178 |
| Canada | 1,674 | 1:22,011 | 3,017 |
| Switzerland | 1,017 | 1:8,076 | 1,311 |
| Australia | 830 | 1:32,525 | 4,307 |
| Netherlands | 635 | 1:26,594 | 4,329 |
| South Africa | 484 | 1:111,937 | 13,464 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| England | 356 | 1:156,511 | 14,782 |
| Thailand | 201 | 1:351,435 | 61,187 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Luxembourg | 186 | 1:3,121 | 400 |
| New Zealand | 182 | 1:24,881 | 4,349 |
| Argentina | 176 | 1:242,860 | 19,732 |
| Czechia | 170 | 1:62,550 | 10,463 |
| Sweden | 147 | 1:66,985 | 5,097 |
| Belgium | 141 | 1:81,536 | 12,817 |
| Papua New Guinea | 137 | 1:59,516 | 7,632 |
| Namibia | 136 | 1:17,716 | 3,092 |
| Mexico | 135 | 1:919,453 | 12,537 |
| Israel | 128 | 1:66,857 | 8,331 |
| Romania | 125 | 1:160,623 | 16,745 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Spain | 114 | 1:410,106 | 22,221 |
| Micronesia | 107 | 1:993 | 221 |
| Paraguay | 87 | 1:83,181 | 2,051 |
| Denmark | 78 | 1:72,368 | 7,171 |
| Italy | 68 | 1:899,363 | 66,781 |
| Chile | 67 | 1:262,932 | 7,829 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Hungary | 63 | 1:155,814 | 13,968 |
| Guam | 37 | 1:4,328 | 556 |
| Croatia | 28 | 1:151,022 | 20,421 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| China | 19 | 1:71,964,293 | 3,948 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| Serbia | 10 | 1:714,495 | 24,752 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Nicaragua | 9 | 1:669,010 | 4,135 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Slovakia | 8 | 1:667,056 | 68,191 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Japan | 7 | 1:18,263,470 | 47,869 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Kosovo | 5 | 1:372,374 | 9,323 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Liechtenstein | 4 | 1:9,594 | 1,348 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:204,835 | 16,153 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,041 | 1:9,962 | 1,278 |
Ludwig (189,290) may also be a first name.
Ludwig Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) see under Lewis in Dict.
See Lewis.
(German) Descendant of Ludwig (fame, warrior).
LUTWIDGE: Ludovicus (Louis) has been suggested as the origin of this name; but the second syllable may be a corruption of wich, and thus it may be of local origin.
Ludwig Demographics
Average Ludwig Salary in
United States
$45,205 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Ludwig Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ludwig Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Ludwig (Arabic: ادويج, Marathi: लुडिव) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Ludwig click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ludwig? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ludwig is the 4,180th most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 54,220 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ludwig reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 64 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 5,541st most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 189,290 people.
The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 81,368 people, or 1 in 989. In Germany Ludwig is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Bavaria, where 14 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Germany it is found in 104 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.
Ludwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ludwig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 299 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ludwig Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Ludwig surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.4% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Ludwig earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 43.51% less than the national average, earning €16,963 per year; in Norway they earn 32.23% more than the national average, earning 457,625 kr per year; in Peru they earn 61.61% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,441 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.53% more than the national average, earning R 324,456 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.96% less than the national average, earning $17,263,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,205 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning $52,530 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laudwig | 92 | 37 | / |
| Ludwigh | 92 | 17 | / |
| Ludwigt | 92 | 8 | / |
| Loudwig | 92 | 8 | / |
| Luddwig | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ludwieg | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ludweig | 92 | 2 | / |
| Ludwwig | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ludwiog | 92 | 1 | / |
| Liudwig | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ludwicg | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lludwig | 92 | 1 | / |
| Ludwuig | 92 | 0 | / |
| Luidwig | 92 | 0 | / |
| Luedwig | 92 | 0 | / |
| Loudwicg | 86 | 2 | / |
| L'Ludwig | 86 | 1 | / |
| D'Ludwig | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ludvig | 83 | 3,084 | / |
| Ludwik | 83 | 876 | / |
| Lodwig | 83 | 584 | / |
| Luduig | 83 | 13 | / |
| Lidwig | 83 | 9 | / |
| Lutwig | 83 | 5 | / |
| Ludwyg | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ludbig | 83 | 4 | / |
| Lydwig | 83 | 2 | / |
| Ludweg | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ludwigová | 80 | 196 | / |
| Ludwigova | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ludwick | 77 | 5,294 | / |
| Lyudvig | 77 | 1,384 | / |
| Ludvigh | 77 | 76 | / |
| Ludvigs | 77 | 54 | / |
| Luthwig | 77 | 24 | / |
| Loodwig | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ludveig | 77 | 1 | / |
| Loudwik | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ludwisk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ludwidk | 77 | 1 | / |
| Luttwig | 77 | 0 | / |
| Luidweg | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ludwict | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ludwichk | 71 | 10 | / |
| Ludwicke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Loudwick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ludveigh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Ludvik | 67 | 1,223 | / |
| Lodvig | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ludvic | 67 | 30 | / |
| Lodweg | 67 | 17 | / |
| Luduik | 67 | 13 | / |
| Lutwik | 67 | 11 | / |
| Ludwyk | 67 | 8 | / |
| Lidwic | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lodwik | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ludvigova | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laudvoigt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lotwig | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ludviq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ludvíg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ludwiková | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lodwyg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lutweg | 67 | 0 | / |
Ludwig Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ludwig in the Marathi language | ||
| लुडिव | ludiva | - |
| Ludwig in the Arabic language | ||
| ادويج | adwyj | - |
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Ludwig 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
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- 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 Ludwig
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