Lutz Surname

4,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114,113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Lutz Surname Definition:

See Lotz.

Lutz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany46,9771:1,714144
United States42,9381:8,4411,010
France5,1591:12,8751,280
Switzerland4,9521:1,659140
Brazil3,2671:65,5262,445
Canada3,2151:11,4611,713
Austria2,4911:3,418334
Australia7321:36,8794,840
Argentina6441:66,3725,687
Netherlands4971:33,9785,672
Thailand3791:186,38130,584
South Africa3741:144,86016,543
Mexico2371:523,7399,228
Hungary2351:41,7714,467
England2271:245,45419,989
Chile2071:85,1043,334
Belgium1541:74,65411,851
Dominican Republic1391:75,0573,477
Spain1091:428,91822,835
Israel1001:85,57610,209
Venezuela921:328,3057,307
Costa Rica871:54,9431,207
Paraguay851:85,1382,089
Italy681:899,36366,781
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Czechia611:174,31926,067
Sweden531:185,78812,836
Denmark451:125,43811,414
Uruguay451:76,2617,891
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Portugal381:274,16410,086
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Finland291:189,54116,328
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Croatia151:281,90728,677
China131:105,178,5825,529
Honduras131:678,1883,875
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Norway101:514,22941,629
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Panama81:489,0328,962
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
India61:127,844,230863,365
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Laos41:1,647,081888
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Liechtenstein31:12,7931,395
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4881:5,916740

Lutz (208,784) may also be a first name.

Lutz Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

See Lotz.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) Descendant of Luizo, a pet form of names beginning with Luete (people), as Liutbald, Liutgard and Liutwin; one who came from Lutz (small place), in Germany.

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

Lutz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lutz (Russian: Лутз) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lutz? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lutz is the 4,957th most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 63,863 people. The last name Lutz occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Lutz are found; 53 percent are found in Western Europe and 48 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lutz is also the 5,000th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 208,784 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 46,977 people, or 1 in 1,714. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 35 percent reside, Bavaria, where 26 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Germany Lutz is found in 104 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 38 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

Lutz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lutz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 506 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 614 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lutz Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lutz surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Lutz last name are 35.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 88.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Lutz earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.34% less than the national average, earning 268,750 kr per year; in Peru they earn 65.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,782 per year; in South Africa they earn 207.55% more than the national average, earning R 730,860 per year; in United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,063 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $48,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lutze894,233/
Lautz891,179/
Leutz891,132/
Loutz89349/
Luitz89245/
Luetz8949/
Luutz899/
Luttz897/
Lustz894/
Lutzz893/
Ludtz892/
Luztz891/
Lutxz891/
Lutzs891/
Llutz891/
Lutcz890/
Luz8623,989/
Leutze80107/
Lautze8091/
Luitze8038/
Luitsz8027/
D'Lutz801/
Loutze800/
Lautzs800/
Luttze800/
Liutze800/
Luiz7538,432/
Litz757,007/
Luts754,547/
Louz754,007/
Lauz751,359/
Lluz75515/
Lucz75331/
Leuz75197/
Hluz75101/
Ludz7518/
Luzz757/
Lutc757/
Luzh754/
Luyz754/
Luhz753/
Lutx753/
Liuz752/
Lhuz751/
Luijtze732/
Llgoutz731/
Lyuts67680/
Lutts67620/
Luyts67405/
Lutch67274/
Lootz67255/
Hlyuz67175/
Lauts67163/
Lutse6754/
Leucz6749/
Leutzsch6739/
Louts6733/
Lucze6733/
Luths6731/
Luits6731/
Luscz6724/
Laucz6718/
H'Luz675/
Luczs675/
Luizz674/
Lauzh674/
Hlotz673/
Lusts672/
Lihtz672/
Hludz672/
Littz672/
Lyutx671/
Lutsh671/
Lluiz671/
D'Luz671/
Leuts671/
Liuiz671/
Lleuz671/
Liucz671/
Liuschtz671/
Lutce671/
Lutcs671/
Luzhh671/
Lauzz671/
Luthx671/
Hlouz671/
Luhyz671/
Leutc670/
Laudz670/
Hlitz670/

Lutz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lutz in the Russian language
Лутзlutz-

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Lutz Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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