Cognomen 吕特 (Rytter 
, 吕特 
) , all over the world, is quite a rare last name. The last name 吕特 is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Denmark, where it is quite a common surname, Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, and Sweden. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Denmark, Poland, and Sweden. Much less frequently, 吕特 is the forename as well as the last name.