Lutze Surname

109,897th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lutze Surname Definition:

(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.

Lutze Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,8191:28,5583,759
United States7181:504,81742,410
Australia5111:52,8296,522
Canada371:995,82774,831
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Japan221:5,811,10440,882
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

The alternate forms: Lütze (80) are calculated separately.

Lutze (27) may also be a first name.

Lutze Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Lutze Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lutze is found most frequently in Germany. It can appear as a variant: Lütze. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lutze? popularity and diffusion

It is the 109,897th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,721,603 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Lutze reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lutze is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 27 people.

The last name Lutze is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 2,819 people, or 1 in 28,558. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 19 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live and Saxony, where 12 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Lutze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lutze has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lutze surname grew 392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lutze Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lutze are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lutze earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.36% more than the national average, earning R 369,204 per year; in United States they earn 10.72% more than the national average, earning $47,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.91% more than the national average, earning $51,627 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lütze9380/
Lutzer91580/
Leutze91107/
Lautze9191/
Luitze9138/
Lutzei9132/
Luetze9110/
Lutzie912/
Loutze910/
Lutzey910/
Luttze910/
Lutzes910/
Liutze910/
Lutz89114,113/
Luze891,154/
Luijtze832/
Lautzer830/
Luttzer830/
Luitzer830/
Lotze804,128/
Lauze801,810/
Leuze801,623/
Luzze801,250/
Lautz801,179/
Leutz801,132/
Louze80606/
Lutje80368/
Lutge80364/
Loutz80349/
Lutzi80256/
Luitz80245/
Luize80223/
Luzie8080/
Luzey8074/
Lutse8054/
Lutzy8053/
Lucze8033/
Lueze8026/
Litze8023/
Lutza8022/
Luyze8017/
Hluze8014/
Luzea8014/
Luutz809/
Liuze809/
Luttz807/
Luuze805/
Lustz804/
Lutzz803/
Ludtz802/
Lutxz801/
Lutzj801/
Lutzs801/
Llutz801/
Luzee801/
Ludze801/
Lutce801/
Luztz801/
Luhze801/
Lutcz800/
Lustzeit771/
Luz7523,989/
Luthje73368/
Lutche73348/
Lauzeh73234/
Lietze73231/
Luttje73188/
Luites73153/
Luttge73144/
Lutjes73111/
Lutsey73107/
Luitse7384/
Litzie7384/
Lauzze7358/
Lootze7358/
Lauzea7345/
Lutcza7340/
Leutza7340/
Luitsz7327/
Leuzze7324/
Luitje7322/
Lutsie7321/
Lützer7316/
Loutzi7316/
Lutges7314/
Luthge7312/
Loutse7312/
Lutsep7311/
Lutset7310/
Litzey739/
Lutsei738/
Lutzio737/
Liuzhe736/
Lyutse735/
Louzeh735/
Luizie734/
Lutses733/
Lutzai733/
Ludzer733/
Ludzie733/
Lutger732/
Lutzhy732/
Luzzie732/
Llauze732/
Lutshe732/
Hludze732/
Lutcea731/
Lutget731/
Lutsiz731/
Lutzii731/
Loetze731/
Liutzi731/
Lauzie731/
Lutser731/
Leutse731/
D'Lutz731/
Luizee731/
Leuzie731/
Lautzs730/
Liuzie730/
Louzee730/
Lotzey730/
Luiz6738,432/
Luce6723,882/
Luzi679,203/
Luts674,547/
Louz674,007/
Lize672,129/
Lauz671,359/
Lluz67515/
Luzy67474/
Luitjes67444/
Lucz67331/
Lutcher67257/
Leuz67197/
Luttges67125/
Litzsey67121/
Luytjes67106/
Hluz67101/
Lutsche6743/
Luttger6722/
Lutchey6718/
Ludz6718/
Lutsepp6716/
Leutche6712/
Loutzis679/
Lutc677/
Luzz677/
Lutsher676/
Loutche676/
Luyz674/
Luzh674/
Lheutzy673/
Louzieh673/
Lutx673/
Luhz673/
Lyutsep672/
Litszey672/
Liuz672/
Lyuzhey671/
Lutsier671/
Luzj671/
Luedtce671/
Luetcee671/
Leutger671/
Lauzzse671/
Luzý671/
Loetzee671/
Llgoutz671/
Lutjehs671/
Lutzaya671/
Lyuttge671/
Leutget671/
Ludtche671/
Luçe671/
Lhuz671/
Ludsitz670/
Luttser670/
Lustger670/

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Lutze Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lutze
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