Lüthy Surname

229,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Lüthy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lüthy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,6211:5,067750
Germany1351:596,33748,011
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Luthy (1,800) are calculated separately.

Lüthy Last Name Facts

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

Lüthy is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can also be found as: Luthy. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lüthy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 229,521st most widely held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 4,128,921 people. The last name Lüthy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lüthy are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Lüthy is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is held by 1,621 people, or 1 in 5,067. In Switzerland it is most numerous in: Canton of Aargau, where 37 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 16 percent are found and Canton of Bern, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Switzerland this last name is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 8 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luthy931,800/
Lüty892,479/
Lüthi8012,905/
Lithy801,177/
Lüthe80301/
Lothy8081/
Lütty802/
Luethy73307/
Lüthge73106/
Leuthy7370/
Luthey7338/
Luthiy7328/
Lithay7320/
Lothay7318/
Lothey739/
Louthy735/
Lithey734/
Luthay731/
Lütich731/
Luty671,513/
Lüttich671,238/
Loty67135/
Luthaya673/
Lüte672/
Litthay671/
Lüti671/
Loothey670/
Luethey670/
Louthay670/
Louthey670/

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