Lütjen Surname

325,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lütjen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lütjen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1301:71,2449,060
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

The alternate forms: Lutjen (441) are calculated separately.

Lütjen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lütjen is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Lutjen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lütjen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lütjen is the 325,895th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 6,386,982 people. The surname Lütjen is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lütjen live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 1,130 people, or 1 in 71,244. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 68 percent are found, Bremen, where 18 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lutjen94441/
Lützen831,130/
Lütgen8390/
Litjen8348/
Lüttgen771,069/
Luitjen77759/
Luetjen77361/
Lüthgen7718/
Leutjen7715/
Lutjeng770/
Lietjen770/
Lüttchen7110/
Lutgen671,746/
Lutzen67418/
Litzen67209/
Lotzen67102/
Lutsen6777/
Litsen6724/
Lutyen6717/
Lützén676/
Lotien676/
Lutien674/
Lithijeen671/

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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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  • 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 Lütjen
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