Lütje Surname

247,201st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,609 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lütje Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lütje Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,5921:50,5696,599
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England11:55,718,059489,080
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Lutje (368) are calculated separately.

Lütje (37) may also be a first name.

Lütje Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lütje is most common in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant: Lutje. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lütje? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lütje is the 247,201st most numerous surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,529,239 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lütje reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lütje is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 37 people.

Lütje is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,592 people, or 1 in 50,569. In Germany it is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 45 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 22 percent are found and Hamburg, where 13 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 0 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Lütje Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lütje has changed over time. In The United States it contracted 96 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lutje93368/
Lüthje912,207/
Lütjes9117/
Lüttje9110/
Lühtje912/
Lütge80946/
Lütze8080/
Lotje8030/
Lüttge731,047/
Luthje73368/
Luetje73219/
Luttje73188/
Lutjes73111/
Lüthge73106/
Lüdtge7326/
Luitje7322/
Lützer7316/
Lütche7312/
Lottje737/
Lütges733/
Loetje733/
Lietje731/
Lutjie731/
Lhütye731/
Llotje731/
Luitjes67444/
Luethje67328/
Lüttger67227/
Lüttges67183/
Luytjes67106/
Lüttche675/
Lutjehs671/

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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 Lütje
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