Lütge Surname

377,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lütge Surname User-submission:

The Lütge surname means 'foot solider'.

Lütge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9001:89,45111,264
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Lutge (364) & Lutgé (1) are calculated separately.

Lütge (12) may also be a first name.

Lütge Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lütge surname means 'foot solider'.

- Forebears.io Manual Submissions

Lütge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lütge is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Lutge or Lutgé. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lütge? popularity and diffusion

It is the 377,677th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 7,703,537 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Lütge reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename in the world, borne by 12 people.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 900 people, or 1 in 89,451. In Germany Lütge is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 62 percent are found, Berlin, where 12 percent are found and Hamburg, where 7 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lutge93364/
Lüttge911,047/
Lüthge91106/
Lüdtge9126/
Lütges913/
Lüge895/
Lutgé871/
Lüttger83227/
Lüttges83183/
Lütje801,609/
Lüger80226/
Lütze8080/
Lüdge8067/
Litge807/
Lotge803/
Lüthje732,207/
Luttge73144/
Luetge73138/
Littge7325/
Lütjes7317/
Lützer7316/
Lutges7314/
Luthge7312/
Lütche7312/
Lietge7311/
Lüttje7310/
Llotge735/
Lühtje732/
Lutger732/
Lüdhge731/
Lottge731/
Lutget731/
Lutdge730/
Luge672,279/
Luttges67125/
Luethge6763/
Luettge6748/
Luttger6722/
Lüttche675/
Lüse674/
Leutget671/
Lyuttge671/
Leutger671/
Lustger670/
Luttgge670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Lütge
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis