Lukas Forename
4,243rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 248,223 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia
Lukas Forename User-submission:
There are several origins of the name Lukas.
1. Of Greek origin, meaning 'bright', 'glowing' or 'one born into daylight'.
2. From Ancient Greek leukós, which means 'white'.
3. From a shortened form of the Latin name Lucanos, which means 'one born in Lucania, a region in southern Italy'.
Read More About This ForenameLukas Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 100% | 86,586 | 1:123 | 31 |
| Indonesia | 98% | 40,414 | 1:6,383 | 839 |
| Poland | 100% | 14,042 | 1:2,708 | 233 |
| South Africa | 100% | 11,816 | 1:4,615 | 873 |
| Germany | 100% | 10,935 | 1:8,841 | 664 |
| Namibia | - | 9,701 | 1:248 | 36 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 8,656 | 1:6,098 | 942 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 7,987 | 1:1,028 | 223 |
| Austria | 100% | 7,567 | 1:1,125 | 207 |
| Brazil | 100% | 7,394 | 1:28,974 | 2,444 |
| Kenya | 100% | 4,940 | 1:9,374 | 1,221 |
| India | 100% | 4,686 | 1:259,257 | 25,128 |
| United States | 100% | 3,462 | 1:104,719 | 4,591 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 3,408 | 1:2,392 | 280 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 3,352 | 1:29,105 | 3,514 |
| Sweden | 100% | 2,370 | 1:4,159 | 501 |
| Thailand | 100% | 2,296 | 1:30,516 | 3,772 |
| Lithuania | 100% | 1,849 | 1:1,596 | 273 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1,666 | 1:10,145 | 1,238 |
| England | 98% | 1,591 | 1:34,948 | 1,868 |
| Zambia | - | 1,159 | 1:13,680 | 1,339 |
| Spain | 100% | 1,075 | 1:43,284 | 1,844 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1,015 | 1:16,859 | 1,603 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 849 | 1:35,866 | 3,174 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 756 | 1:3,252 | 491 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 720 | 1:246,617 | 9,914 |
| Australia | - | 716 | 1:19,075 | 1,379 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 689 | 1:22,386 | 2,396 |
| Canada | 100% | 634 | 1:52,261 | 3,374 |
| Denmark | - | 618 | 1:9,142 | 800 |
| Chile | 100% | 529 | 1:33,284 | 1,437 |
| Italy | 100% | 419 | 1:145,733 | 2,348 |
| DR Congo | 93% | 383 | 1:192,761 | 8,554 |
| Russia | 95% | 346 | 1:416,860 | 4,878 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 337 | 1:15,757 | 477 |
| Belgium | 100% | 326 | 1:35,246 | 2,059 |
| Uganda | 99% | 305 | 1:134,285 | 5,472 |
| Ireland | 100% | 265 | 1:17,523 | 943 |
| Finland | 100% | 242 | 1:22,658 | 1,186 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 192 | 1:112,555 | 5,667 |
| New Zealand | - | 180 | 1:25,200 | 1,809 |
| France | 100% | 147 | 1:452,179 | 5,128 |
| Norway | 100% | 122 | 1:42,068 | 1,865 |
| Scotland | 100% | 103 | 1:51,945 | 1,607 |
| Portugal | - | 101 | 1:103,078 | 2,758 |
| Albania | 100% | 99 | 1:30,773 | 3,380 |
| China | - | 87 | 1:15,701,791 | 60,064 |
| Georgia | 100% | 57 | 1:65,587 | 2,872 |
| Colombia | 100% | 53 | 1:901,489 | 10,780 |
| Greece | 100% | 52 | 1:210,280 | 4,200 |
| Argentina | - | 49 | 1:872,923 | 4,859 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 49 | 1:212,883 | 8,521 |
| Japan | - | 40 | 1:3,199,651 | 23,520 |
| Philippines | 100% | 40 | 1:2,650,237 | 54,762 |
| Estonia | 67% | 37 | 1:35,551 | 2,373 |
| Mexico | 100% | 36 | 1:3,448,456 | 16,185 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 32 | 1:1,535 | 333 |
| Wales | 100% | 32 | 1:96,697 | 2,408 |
| Singapore | 100% | 31 | 1:202,808 | 8,522 |
| Croatia | 100% | 28 | 1:150,610 | 3,044 |
| Greenland | - | 27 | 1:2,088 | 367 |
| Latvia | 100% | 27 | 1:74,654 | 1,665 |
| Iran | - | 26 | 1:3,019,110 | 15,152 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 25 | 1:462,041 | 849 |
| Malta | - | 23 | 1:18,668 | 1,434 |
| Hungary | 100% | 21 | 1:466,275 | 1,759 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 18 | 1:985,936 | 10,651 |
| Turkey | 100% | 18 | 1:4,322,317 | 20,987 |
| Belarus | 91% | 17 | 1:557,787 | 3,467 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 17 | 1:120,000 | 9,827 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 17 | 1:2,227 | 332 |
| Angola | - | 16 | 1:1,685,413 | 2,877 |
| Botswana | 100% | 16 | 1:136,528 | 10,720 |
| Qatar | 100% | 15 | 1:157,974 | 16,771 |
| Hong Kong | - | 13 | 1:596,363 | 4,636 |
| South Korea | - | 12 | 1:462,035 | 12,149 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 11 | 1:2,160,880 | 53,386 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 10 | 1:184,315 | 1,771 |
| Costa Rica | - | 9 | 1:529,772 | 7,736 |
| Egypt | - | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 9 | 1:62,672 | 2,160 |
| Morocco | - | 9 | 1:3,816,515 | 8,291 |
| Nepal | 100% | 9 | 1:3,165,261 | 40,792 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 8 | 1:5,687,488 | 9,604 |
| Armenia | 100% | 7 | 1:416,965 | 5,243 |
| Ecuador | - | 7 | 1:2,532,417 | 12,755 |
| Israel | 100% | 7 | 1:1,200,417 | 15,461 |
| Jamaica | - | 7 | 1:411,890 | 11,384 |
| Vietnam | - | 7 | 1:13,231,873 | 4,411 |
| Uruguay | - | 6 | 1:571,273 | 6,582 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 5 | 1:1,928,589 | 20,785 |
| Benin | - | 5 | 1:2,115,169 | 40,564 |
| Iceland | - | 5 | 1:73,203 | 3,413 |
| Peru | 100% | 5 | 1:6,358,291 | 42,272 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 5 | 1:1,430,399 | 43,518 |
| Algeria | - | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Chad | 100% | 4 | 1:3,399,600 | 8,891 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Madagascar | - | 4 | 1:5,907,352 | 4,093 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 4 | 1:7,703,141 | 17,485 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Moldova | - | 3 | 1:1,187,046 | 5,200 |
| Monaco | - | 3 | 1:12,822 | 1,634 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 2 | 1:121,711 | 2,524 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 2 | 1:11,537,966 | 95,271 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Senegal | - | 2 | 1:7,290,678 | 24,413 |
| Serbia | 100% | 2 | 1:3,572,860 | 8,125 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Comoros | - | 1 | 1:761,339 | 901 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Djibouti | - | 1 | 1:915,664 | 2,132 |
| East Timor | - | 1 | 1:1,218,375 | 811 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Laos | - | 1 | 1:6,586,856 | 1,888 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Libya | - | 1 | 1:6,221,309 | 3,060 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Mauritania | - | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| New Caledonia | 100% | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Niger | - | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Saint Lucia | - | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
The alternate forms: Lukaš (25), Lúkas (12), Lukás (11), Lükas (9), Lùkas (1), Lukàs (1), Lukáš (23,815), Lúkaš (1) & Lúkáš (1) are calculated separately.
Lukas (60,213) may also be a surname.
Lukas Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
There are several origins of the name Lukas.
1. Of Greek origin, meaning 'bright', 'glowing' or 'one born into daylight'.
2. From Ancient Greek leukós, which means 'white'.
3. From a shortened form of the Latin name Lucanos, which means 'one born in Lucania, a region in southern Italy'.
- sadtyreLukas is a Lithuanian version of the Biblical name Luke.
- lukas99Lukas Forename Popularity
Lukas Demographics
Lukas Religious Adherence
in Russia
Sample size: 25 (2016)
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Phonetically Similar Names
Lukas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lukas in the Russian language | ||
| Лукас | lukas | - |
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