Lüken Surname

133,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lüken Surname User-submission:

Luken and the variations of the surname derive from the Old Germanic name Ludolph, a personal namecomposed of the elements leud, or liut (famous) and wulf (wolf).

Lüken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,3531:24,0103,183
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Luken (2,592) are calculated separately.

Lüken Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Luken and the variations of the surname derive from the Old Germanic name Ludolph, a personal namecomposed of the elements leud, or liut (famous) and wulf (wolf).

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Lüken Last Name Facts

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

Lüken occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Luken. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lüken? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 133,556th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,159,273 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lüken are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is held by 3,353 people, or 1 in 24,010. In Germany it is most numerous in: Lower Saxony, where 83 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live and Hamburg, where 1 percent live. Not including Germany this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 0 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luken932,592/
Lücken91518/
Lühken9152/
Liken80422/
Lueken731,861/
Lucken73986/
Lukken73455/
Lieken7333/
Licken7331/
Luuken7321/
Luhken732/
Lukuen731/
Likaen731/
Lukaen731/
Lükkön731/
Lüchen731/
Likken731/
Likenn731/
Lukenn730/
Lukkien67444/
Lukienė67216/
Likienė67123/
Luecken67109/
Lühking676/
Lickenn671/
Lukn670/

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