Ludz Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Ludz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ludz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Ludz (11) may also be a first name.

Ludz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ludz has its highest incidence in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ludz? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most widely held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Ludz are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ludz is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 11 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 5,367,031. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Hamburg, where 73 percent reside, Hesse, where 13 percent reside and Berlin, where 7 percent reside. Other than Germany Ludz occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Slovakia, where 6 percent reside.

Ludz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ludz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hludz892/
Ludtz892/
Laudz890/
Luz8623,989/
Hlyudz8056/
Lutz75114,113/
Luiz7538,432/
Louz754,007/
Lauz751,359/
Lluz75515/
Lucz75331/
Leuz75197/
Hluz75101/
Lodz7550/
Luzz757/
Luzh754/
Luds754/
Luyz754/
Luhz753/
Liuz752/
Ludx751/
Lhuz751/
Lutze674,233/
Lautz671,179/
Leutz671,132/
Loutz67349/
Luitz67245/
Hlyuz67175/
Leucz6749/
Lucze6733/
Hlodz6726/
Luscz6724/
Laucz6718/
Luutz679/
Luttz677/
Luczs675/
H'Luz675/
Luizz674/
Loedz674/
Lauzh674/
Lustz674/
Lutzz673/
Lauds672/
Louds672/
Luhyz671/
Lutxz671/
Lutzs671/
Lluiz671/
Llutz671/
D'Luz671/
Liuiz671/
Lleuz671/
Liucz671/
Luzhh671/
Luztz671/
Lauzz671/
Hlouz671/
Loodz671/
Ludcs671/
Ludce670/
Lutcz670/
Ludds670/

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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 Ludz
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