Luk Forename
42,787th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 16,857 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
South Sudan
Luk Forename Definition:
A male name. Latin Lucas, Greek Λουκάς, of or belonging to Lucania: the name of the third Evangelist. Both Lucas and the anglicized form Luke or Luck were commonly used in the Middle Ages, The name is not found in England before the Norman Conquest, and seems to have come into use in the 12th C.
Read More About This ForenameLuk Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 3,867 | 1:353,260 | 22,303 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 3,051 | 1:3,786 | 490 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2,389 | 1:4,810 | 741 |
| Poland | 99% | 1,272 | 1:29,896 | 954 |
| India | 96% | 1,226 | 1:990,928 | 65,022 |
| Indonesia | 98% | 1,189 | 1:216,959 | 20,548 |
| Singapore | 100% | 809 | 1:7,771 | 1,391 |
| Malaysia | 57% | 599 | 1:50,835 | 4,184 |
| Czechia | 99% | 438 | 1:24,329 | 627 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94% | 405 | 1:20,129 | 2,007 |
| Cambodia | 56% | 242 | 1:67,245 | 3,582 |
| United States | 67% | 217 | 1:1,670,677 | 29,612 |
| Kenya | - | 195 | 1:237,472 | 9,047 |
| Albania | 100% | 103 | 1:29,578 | 3,287 |
| Hong Kong | - | 87 | 1:89,112 | 2,759 |
| Canada | 62% | 82 | 1:404,066 | 11,509 |
| Russia | 78% | 75 | 1:1,923,116 | 13,165 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 73 | 1:231,535 | 8,165 |
| England | 85% | 68 | 1:817,690 | 14,639 |
| Thailand | 65% | 60 | 1:1,167,764 | 40,051 |
| Brazil | 90% | 55 | 1:3,895,203 | 66,134 |
| Brunei | 100% | 51 | 1:8,227 | 695 |
| France | 100% | 47 | 1:1,414,263 | 9,545 |
| Germany | 100% | 29 | 1:3,333,720 | 15,797 |
| Kosovo | - | 22 | 1:84,611 | 5,016 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 21 | 1:3,515,600 | 73,131 |
| Nigeria | 79% | 13 | 1:13,658,797 | 139,235 |
| South Africa | 100% | 12 | 1:4,544,387 | 99,592 |
| Scotland | 75% | 11 | 1:486,397 | 6,140 |
| Italy | 98% | 11 | 1:5,551,099 | 24,143 |
| Mexico | 80% | 11 | 1:11,285,857 | 32,937 |
| Philippines | 100% | 7 | 1:15,144,211 | 189,875 |
| Greece | 100% | 7 | 1:1,562,078 | 10,407 |
| Australia | - | 7 | 1:1,951,089 | 17,897 |
| Wales | 50% | 6 | 1:515,718 | 6,554 |
| Georgia | 100% | 5 | 1:747,693 | 11,698 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Ukraine | 80% | 5 | 1:9,099,982 | 12,980 |
| Cameroon | 67% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Macau | - | 4 | 1:152,052 | 991 |
| Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 3 | 1:64,785,893 | 186,184 |
| Sweden | 50% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 3 | 1:1,770,021 | 5,487 |
| Uganda | 100% | 3 | 1:13,652,307 | 74,436 |
| Mauritius | - | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| Kazakhstan | - | 3 | 1:5,915,615 | 32,741 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 2 | 1:95,998 | 3,765 |
| Belarus | 100% | 2 | 1:4,741,192 | 16,466 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| New Zealand | - | 2 | 1:2,268,022 | 12,390 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 2 | 1:15,100,946 | 147,145 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Hungary | 50% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | 1:17,726,919 | 31,775 |
| Nepal | - | 1 | 1:28,487,352 | 119,417 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Latvia | 100% | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
The alternate forms: Lük (1) are calculated separately.
Luk (62,394) may also be a surname.
Luk Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A male name. Latin Lucas, Greek Λουκάς, of or belonging to Lucania: the name of the third Evangelist. Both Lucas and the anglicized form Luke or Luck were commonly used in the Middle Ages, The name is not found in England before the Norman Conquest, and seems to have come into use in the 12th C. There are many surnames formed from Luke, Lucas and their diminutive, e.g. Luke, Lukes, Lucas, Luck, Luckett, Lucock, Lukin, Luckin &c.
Lucas Curia Regis Rolls 1196-1215, Hundred Rolls 1273. Luk, Luke Hundred Rolls 1273.
— The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe
Luk Forename Popularity
Luk Demographics
Luk Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 53 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lük | 89 | 1 | / |
| Luke | 86 | 348,959 | / |
| Luuk | 86 | 9,828 | / |
| Luck | 86 | 7,563 | / |
| Louk | 86 | 629 | / |
| Liuk | 86 | 197 | / |
| Lyuk | 86 | 178 | / |
| Lauk | 86 | 138 | / |
| Luik | 86 | 108 | / |
| Lukë | 86 | 73 | / |
| Lukh | 86 | 60 | / |
| Luek | 86 | 38 | / |
| Leuk | 86 | 36 | / |
| Lukk | 86 | 28 | / |
| Lluk | 86 | 23 | / |
| Luyk | 86 | 20 | / |
| Luzk | 86 | 4 | / |
| Hluk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lukc | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lukx | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lukg | 86 | 2 | / |
| Lhuk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lukq | 86 | 1 | / |
| Luhk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lugk | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lauke | 75 | 156 | / |
| Lucke | 75 | 156 | / |
| Louke | 75 | 123 | / |
| Luick | 75 | 48 | / |
| Lukke | 75 | 42 | / |
| Luuck | 75 | 41 | / |
| Louck | 75 | 35 | / |
| Lukhe | 75 | 30 | / |
| Llukë | 75 | 28 | / |
| Leuke | 75 | 27 | / |
| Luike | 75 | 27 | / |
| Lauck | 75 | 26 | / |
| Lukkh | 75 | 21 | / |
| Hluke | 75 | 20 | / |
| Luyck | 75 | 18 | / |
| Lahuk | 75 | 15 | / |
| Luyke | 75 | 15 | / |
| Lueck | 75 | 12 | / |
| Liuke | 75 | 10 | / |
| Laukh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Lluke | 75 | 7 | / |
| Lyusk | 75 | 5 | / |
| Liuck | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lyuik | 75 | 4 | / |
| Lyudk | 75 | 4 | / |
| Luizk | 75 | 3 | / |
| Luckz | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lhuck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lhuke | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lukkt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luk'z | 75 | 2 | / |
| Loukh | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lyuck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Lutkë | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luikz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lohuk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liuik | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lauhk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leuck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Leukh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luckg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ludĕk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukqe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lugke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukhs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukkx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lukkz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luhkt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luijk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luikh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luíke | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lutkh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loukg | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liukx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lluck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lutkk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luskë | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lucck | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luidk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luiks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luykh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luktt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Luc | 67 | 457,689 | / |
| Lok | 67 | 29,274 | / |
| Lik | 67 | 7,618 | / |
| Lux | 67 | 4,151 | / |
| Lug | 67 | 318 | / |
| Luq | 67 | 190 | / |
| Laukke | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lukkhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Louckh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lukqsz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laucke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laukhe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lauksh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Luicke | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lukowa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lyaukh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Louske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luckhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyushk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lyuske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luckke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lukgsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luuhkk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luuske | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loucke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lushke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loukhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louyke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lauywk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lushkë | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luwiak | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luycke | 67 | 1 | / |
| Luakya | 67 | 1 | / |
Luk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luk in the Russian language | ||
| Лук | luk | - |
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