Luaki Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Luaki Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luaki Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea511:159,87722,106
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185

Luaki (28) may also be a first name.

Luaki Last Name Facts

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

The last name Luaki is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luaki? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,907,068th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 93 percent of Luaki are found; 93 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 54 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent given name worldwide, held by 28 people.

This last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 159,877. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly concentrated in: East Sepik, where 76 percent are found, Bougainville, where 22 percent are found and East New Britain, where 2 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 38 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Luakai914/
Liuaki911/
Luaka802,657/
Lwaki8013/
Lvaki803/
Luake803/
Luocai73126/
Luakha734/
Luokai733/
Lvakit733/
Luaked732/
Luatke732/
Lwaaki731/
Luachi731/
Luoski731/
Luakka731/
Luacka730/
Luadtke6727/
Luhaket675/
Luhaker671/
Luaszky671/
Luakett670/
Luattke670/

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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 Luaki
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