Lutze Surname
Approximately 4,233 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,819 | 1:28,558 | 3,759 |
| United States | 718 | 1:504,817 | 42,410 |
| Australia | 511 | 1:52,829 | 6,522 |
| Canada | 37 | 1:995,827 | 74,831 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Japan | 22 | 1:5,811,104 | 40,882 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 183 | 1:274,419 | 22,265 |
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.
Lutze Demographics
Average Lutze Salary in
United States
$47,776 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lutze Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lutze Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lutze is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Lütze. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lutze? popularity and diffusion
Lutze is the 109,897th most widely held family name on earth, held by around 1 in 1,721,603 people. This last name occurs predominantly 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 numerous first name throughout the world, held by 27 people.
This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 2,819 people, or 1 in 28,558. In Germany Lutze is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside and Saxony, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Lutze Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lutze has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lutze last name expanded 392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lutze Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Lutze surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the political 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.
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Lutze Reference & Research
Lutz FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lutze
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