Luca Surname
Approximately 62,974 people bear this surname
Luca Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 34,098 | 1:589 | 69 |
| Italy | 6,578 | 1:9,297 | 1,382 |
| Moldova | 5,461 | 1:652 | 34 |
| Brazil | 2,856 | 1:74,956 | 2,808 |
| United States | 2,574 | 1:140,815 | 14,634 |
| Argentina | 1,308 | 1:32,678 | 2,721 |
| Spain | 1,282 | 1:36,468 | 3,611 |
| Albania | 844 | 1:3,453 | 627 |
| Guatemala | 831 | 1:19,353 | 1,561 |
| Egypt | 824 | 1:111,573 | 9,244 |
| Tanzania | 790 | 1:67,015 | 7,071 |
| France | 598 | 1:111,075 | 16,600 |
| Philippines | 498 | 1:203,290 | 31,982 |
| Canada | 458 | 1:80,449 | 8,972 |
| Nigeria | 445 | 1:398,074 | 20,926 |
| Belgium | 418 | 1:27,504 | 4,392 |
| Peru | 394 | 1:80,670 | 5,621 |
| Australia | 315 | 1:85,701 | 9,916 |
| Haiti | 286 | 1:37,356 | 2,495 |
| Germany | 254 | 1:316,951 | 31,911 |
| Netherlands | 241 | 1:70,071 | 11,928 |
| England | 179 | 1:311,274 | 23,420 |
| Switzerland | 127 | 1:64,669 | 7,915 |
| Venezuela | 102 | 1:296,118 | 6,872 |
| Hungary | 94 | 1:104,428 | 10,022 |
| Greece | 74 | 1:149,727 | 24,658 |
| Mexico | 73 | 1:1,700,359 | 17,324 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Sweden | 64 | 1:153,856 | 10,752 |
| Ecuador | 62 | 1:256,546 | 8,537 |
| Latvia | 60 | 1:34,167 | 5,221 |
| Slovakia | 51 | 1:104,636 | 19,871 |
| Ireland | 48 | 1:98,103 | 5,309 |
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Czechia | 40 | 1:265,837 | 35,277 |
| Denmark | 40 | 1:141,118 | 12,512 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Thailand | 33 | 1:2,140,556 | 247,258 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Colombia | 23 | 1:2,077,134 | 12,400 |
| Uruguay | 23 | 1:149,207 | 13,102 |
| Austria | 22 | 1:387,065 | 40,442 |
| Taiwan | 22 | 1:1,065,670 | 7,365 |
| Chile | 21 | 1:838,880 | 17,964 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Scotland | 19 | 1:281,780 | 13,396 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Kosovo | 15 | 1:124,125 | 6,042 |
| Transnistria | 15 | 1:31,647 | 5,088 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1:1,127,417 | 17,983 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| El Salvador | 4 | 1:1,585,972 | 4,802 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 1:145,136 | 6,519 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 1:643,829 | 42,510 |
The alternate forms: Lucà (132), Luça (4), Lucá (3), Lůca (2), Lúca (1) & Lucă (1) are calculated separately.
Luca (341,179) may also be a first name.
Luca Demographics
Average Luca Salary in
United States
$49,523 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Luca Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Luca Come From? nationality or country of origin
Luca (Hindi: लुचा) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Lucà, Luça, Lucá, Lůca, Lúca or Lucă. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Luca? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,002nd most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 115,723 people. Luca occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Luca reside; 63 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Luca is also the 3,060th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 341,179 people.
Luca is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 34,098 people, or 1 in 589. In Romania it is mostly found in: Iași County, where 8 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent reside and Bacău County, where 5 percent reside. Besides Romania this surname exists in 112 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 10 percent reside and Moldova, where 9 percent reside.
Luca Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Luca has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Luca surname grew 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Luca Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Luca last name are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.46% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Luca earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 30.29% less than the national average, earning €20,933 per year; in Norway they earn 41.75% less than the national average, earning 201,583 kr per year; in Peru they earn 33.76% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,841 per year; in Colombia they earn 44.74% less than the national average, earning $12,545,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning $49,523 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.77% more than the national average, earning $57,516 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Luca Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Luca in the Hindi language | ||
| लुचा | luca | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luca
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