Ludwig Surname

4,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134,408 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Ludwig Surname Definition:

(Ger.) see under Lewis in Dict.

Ludwig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany81,3681:98964
United States31,4741:11,5161,438
Brazil6,4841:33,0161,390
France2,4241:27,4023,317
Austria2,2041:3,864391
Poland1,8001:21,1163,178
Canada1,6741:22,0113,017
Switzerland1,0171:8,0761,311
Australia8301:32,5254,307
Netherlands6351:26,5944,329
South Africa4841:111,93713,464
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England3561:156,51114,782
Thailand2011:351,43561,187
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Luxembourg1861:3,121400
New Zealand1821:24,8814,349
Argentina1761:242,86019,732
Czechia1701:62,55010,463
Sweden1471:66,9855,097
Belgium1411:81,53612,817
Papua New Guinea1371:59,5167,632
Namibia1361:17,7163,092
Mexico1351:919,45312,537
Israel1281:66,8578,331
Romania1251:160,62316,745
Dominican Republic1161:89,9394,002
Spain1141:410,10622,221
Micronesia1071:993221
Paraguay871:83,1812,051
Denmark781:72,3687,171
Italy681:899,36366,781
Chile671:262,9327,829
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Hungary631:155,81413,968
Guam371:4,328556
Croatia281:151,02220,421
Ireland271:174,4057,679
Norway261:197,78022,769
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Finland201:274,83520,939
China191:71,964,2933,948
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Serbia101:714,49524,752
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
India51:153,413,076951,030
Kosovo51:372,3749,323
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Liechtenstein41:9,5941,348
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0411:9,9621,278

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Lewis.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of Ludwig (fame, warrior).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ludwig Last Name Facts

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

Ludwig (Arabic: ادويج, Marathi: लुडिव) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludwig? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,180th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 54,220 people. The last name Ludwig occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Ludwig are found; 65 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ludwig is also the 5,541st most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 189,290 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 81,368 people, or 1 in 989. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found, Bavaria, where 14 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 104 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Ludwig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ludwig has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ludwig last name expanded 624 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 299 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ludwig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ludwig last name are 14.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.4% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laudwig9237/
Ludwigh9217/
Ludwigt928/
Loudwig928/
Luddwig923/
Ludwieg923/
Ludweig922/
Ludwwig921/
Ludwiog921/
Liudwig921/
Ludwicg921/
Lludwig921/
Ludwuig920/
Luidwig920/
Luedwig920/
Loudwicg862/
L'Ludwig861/
D'Ludwig861/
Ludvig833,084/
Ludwik83876/
Lodwig83584/
Luduig8313/
Lidwig839/
Lutwig835/
Ludwyg834/
Ludbig834/
Lydwig832/
Ludweg830/
Ludwigová80196/
Ludwigova802/
Ludwick775,294/
Lyudvig771,384/
Ludvigh7776/
Ludvigs7754/
Luthwig7724/
Loodwig772/
Ludveig771/
Loudwik771/
Ludwisk771/
Ludwidk771/
Luttwig770/
Luidweg770/
Ludwict770/
Ludwichk7110/
Ludwicke711/
Loudwick710/
Ludveigh710/
Ludvik671,223/
Lodvig6733/
Ludvic6730/
Lodweg6717/
Luduik6713/
Lutwik6711/
Ludwyk678/
Lidwic676/
Lodwik676/
Ludvigova675/
Laudvoigt673/
Lotwig671/
Ludviq671/
Ludvíg671/
Ludwiková671/
Lodwyg670/
Lutweg670/

Ludwig Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ludwig in the Marathi language
लुडिवludiva-
Ludwig in the Arabic language
ادويجadwyj-

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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

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