Lüddeke Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lüddeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lüddeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Luddeke (180) are calculated separately.

Lüddeke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lüddeke is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Luddeke. For other possible spellings of Lüddeke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lüddeke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lüddeke is the 1,511,557th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. The surname Lüddeke is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Lüddeke live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 60 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Bavaria, where 7 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname is found in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luddeke95180/
Lüddecke931,615/
Lüdeke921,900/
Lüdecke864,004/
Liddeke8664/
Lüdeker8651/
Lueddeke80172/
Luddecke80116/
Lüddicke8012/
Liddekee804/
Lüdecker801/
Liddecke801/
Ludeke771,279/
Lideke7741/
Lüdike7726/
Lueddecke75151/
Lüdicke711,874/
Luedeke71473/
Ludecke71223/
Liedeke7138/
Lüdigke7123/
Liddeki711/
Lidecke711/
Luddike710/
Luedecke67893/
Liedecke67148/
Ludiecke671/
Luddicke670/
Luedieke670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lüddeke
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