Lueck Surname

88,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Lueck Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Liudiko (little people), a pet form of names beginning with Leute (people), as Liudman, Liuderich and Liutwin.

Lueck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,7291:76,6468,779
Germany3681:218,76524,626
Canada1971:187,03318,476
Philippines321:3,163,694143,904
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Lueck (12) may also be a first name.

Lueck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Liudiko (little people), a pet form of names beginning with Leute (people), as Liudman, Liuderich and Liutwin.

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

Lueck Last Name Facts

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

Lueck is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lueck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lueck is the 88,958th most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,350,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Lueck live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name globally, held by 12 people.

The surname Lueck is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4,729 people, or 1 in 76,646. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 23 percent reside, Minnesota, where 16 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Lueck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lueck has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,974 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lueck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lueck are 11.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.96% registered with the party.

The amount Lueck earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $47,885 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $50,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luecke912,555/
Llueck911/
Luck8923,905/
Luec8961/
Luek8939/
Luedcke8334/
Luetcke8314/
Luick80845/
Lueke80754/
Lieck80622/
Lueks80139/
Lluck8096/
Luckh8063/
Liuck802/
Luecs802/
Hluck802/
Luuck802/
Luect801/
Luckk801/
Lucck800/
Luekh800/
Liuek800/
Luethcke779/
Luedtcke771/
Luettcke771/
Luk7562,394/
Luetke73374/
Luickx7343/
Luicke7337/
Lueske7322/
Løbeck7314/
Hlouek737/
Loueks732/
Lvecke732/
Luehke731/
Luezke731/
L'Beck731/
Luicks730/
Luedtk730/
Lück6716,231/
Luik673,256/
Lick672,091/
Lueg671,537/
Lukk67660/
Liuk67436/
Luuk67381/
Liek67218/
Luethke67151/
Luettke67115/
Luic6753/
Lukh6714/
Hluk6710/
Luhk678/
Lugk677/
Luex674/
Lbec673/
Lluk673/
Lbek672/
Lueq672/
Lyuc671/
Luckowa671/
Lukc671/
Lueddke671/
Lukg671/
Luhc671/
Louekhe671/
Lukĺ671/
Luejtke671/
Lueskke670/

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