Luedtke Surname

80,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,009 people bear this surname

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

Luedtke Surname Definition:

(German) Descendant of Liudiko (little people), a pet form of Liuto (people).

Luedtke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,9831:72,7398,397
Germany5061:159,10218,952
Brazil2501:856,29730,890
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Poland201:1,900,43796,203
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
England61:9,286,343223,652
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Guam11:160,1214,893
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Luedtke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Descendant of Liudiko (little people), a pet form of Liuto (people).

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

Luedtke Last Name Facts

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

Luedtke is found most frequently in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luedtke? popularity and diffusion

The surname Luedtke is the 80,938th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,212,772 people. The last name Luedtke occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Luedtke live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,983 people, or 1 in 72,739. In The United States Luedtke is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 30 percent live, Minnesota, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 8 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Luedtke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Luedtke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Luedtke surname grew 6,921 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luedtke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Luedtke last name are 15.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.44% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Luedtke earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.13% more than the national average, earning $46,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.08% more than the national average, earning $52,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lueddtke931/
Luedtcke931/
Liuedtke931/
Ludtke923,327/
Luedke922,713/
Luetke92374/
Luedtk920/
Liedtke8618,100/
Luethke86151/
Laedtke86149/
Luettke86115/
Leidtke8652/
Luedcke8634/
Leudtke8629/
Luedtka8629/
Luetcke8614/
Lyudtke862/
Loedtke861/
Lueddke861/
Luedkey861/
Luedtce861/
Luedtky861/
Luetkes861/
Lutdtke861/
Lvedtke861/
Ludtcke861/
Luejtke861/
Laudtke861/
Leedtke861/
Luedkes860/
Ludtkie860/
Ludtkee860/
Luetkey860/
Ludke831,589/
Lutke831,187/
Luethcke809/
Luettcke801/
Lüdtke7710,545/
Liedke771,597/
Lidtke77440/
Lietke77271/
Luttke77143/
Ludcke77100/
Leitke7760/
Leutke7754/
Laedke7752/
Ludkey7750/
Luthke7743/
Lutkie7737/
Leudke7729/
Leedke7727/
Hlutke7725/
Lyudke779/
Lautke778/
Lutcke775/
Leidke773/
Liutke773/
Lutdke772/
Lutkey771/
Luedky771/
Luetka771/
Leatke771/
Lvedke771/
Leadke770/
Luedka770/
Ludkee770/
Luddke770/
Luitke770/
Luetki770/
Loedke770/
Lyetke770/
Luidke770/
Lautker71101/
Luthcke7165/
Leitkep7134/
Liedtky7123/
Leuthke7118/
Lidtkie7116/
Lietdke7113/
Leadtka7112/
Leidkie713/
Leidtka713/
Leiteke713/
Liettke712/
Lüdtcke712/
Leiztke712/
Luetcee711/
Lidtkey711/
Liedcke711/
Leitkie711/
Loutkei711/
Luithke711/
Leistke711/
Leutkeu711/
Leytkie711/
Luttcke711/
Liiedke711/
Leidcke710/
Loudker710/
Leadker710/
Leadkie710/
Luidkey710/
Litke674,965/
Lüdke671,914/
Lütke671,304/
Lidke67641/
Leidcker676/
Ludky673/
Lutky673/
Lűdke673/
Luetx672/
Lutki671/
Leitteke671/
Luitk671/
Leuidkey670/

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