Lookman Surname
Approximately 838 people bear this surname
Lookman Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 500 | 1:354,286 | 19,105 |
| Netherlands | 134 | 1:126,024 | 19,691 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 1:272,795 | 11,064 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Lookman (3,588) may also be a first name.
Lookman Demographics
Average Lookman Salary in
United States
$50,105 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lookman Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lookman Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lookman (Hindi: लूकमान, Marathi: लुकमान, Oriya: ଲୁକମନ) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Lookman? popularity and diffusion
Lookman is the 415,385th most widespread last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 8,696,356 people. Lookman is predominantly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Lookman are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 60 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Lookman is also the 118,144th most widely held forename globally It is held by 3,588 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 500 people, or 1 in 354,286. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 40 percent live, Kwara, where 11 percent live and Anambra, where 9 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this last name occurs in 26 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Lookman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lookman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lookman surname grew 738 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lookman Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (82%) in Nigeria.
In The United States Lookman are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.
The amount Lookman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.12% more than the national average, earning $50,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.27% more than the national average, earning $50,810 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lookman Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lookman in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁକମନ | lukamana | - |
| Lookman in the Marathi language | ||
| लुकमान | lukamana | 92.31 |
| लूकमान | lukamana | 7.69 |
| Lookman in the Hindi language | ||
| लूकमान | lukamana | 77.42 |
| लुकमान | lukamana | 22.58 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Lookman
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