Luttig Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Luttig Surname Definition:

Place name Dutch and German for Liege in Belgium.

Luttig Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa4911:110,34213,274
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
England221:2,532,63991,802
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

The alternate forms: Lüttig (801) are calculated separately.

Luttig (14) may also be a first name.

Luttig Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name Dutch and German for Liege in Belgium.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Luttig Last Name Facts

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

Luttig occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Lüttig. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luttig? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 409,546th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,543,430 people. The surname Luttig is primarily found in Africa, where 58 percent of Luttig reside; 58 percent reside in Southern Africa and 58 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 491 people, or 1 in 110,342. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent live, Western Cape, where 31 percent live and Northern Cape, where 18 percent live. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Luttig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Luttig has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,252 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luttig Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Luttig surname are 33.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.3% registered with the party.

The amount Luttig earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.18% more than the national average, earning R 361,632 per year and in United States they earn 2.14% less than the national average, earning $42,227 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lüttig94801/
Luettig9216/
Lutig913/
Lustig8310,557/
Littig832,654/
Luttik83430/
Lottig83347/
Luthig838/
Luštig835/
Lutigs831/
Lusztig77179/
Luttick7780/
Lustigh778/
Leustig776/
Lyustig775/
Lyuttik771/
Litteig770/
Luttike770/
Lutic731,049/
Litig73236/
Lutik7322/
Lutiq739/
Lotig732/
Lutticke713/
Luttique712/
L'Lustig711/
Lusztigh711/
Lustigue711/
Lyutik67773/
Lustic67115/
Liutic67107/
Lutick6768/
Littik6751/
Lusteg6748/
Leutik6743/
Luetic6739/
Luštik6717/
Lautik6713/
Lietig6711/
Lithig674/
Luthik671/
Liutik671/
Lidtig671/
Lautic671/
Lutheg671/
Lotteg670/
Litteg670/

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