Where Does The Last Name Lucena Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Lucena is held by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Lucêna, Lúcena, Lucéna or Lucená. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lucena? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 6,156^th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 79,245 people. Lucena occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lucena reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 41 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 31,556^th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 25,457 people.

Lucena is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is borne by 37,859 people, or 1 in 5,655. In Brazil it is most numerous in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Paraíba, where 14 percent live and Pernambuco, where 13 percent live. Barring Brazil this last name is found in 68 countries. It also occurs in Venezuela, where 27 percent live and The Philippines, where 10 percent live.

Lucena Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lucena has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lucena last name rose 17,671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lucena Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Lucena surname are 14.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.65% registered with the political party.

The amount Lucena earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,570 per year; in South Africa they earn 90.27% less than the national average, earning R 23,124 per year; in Colombia they earn 7.46% more than the national average, earning $24,396,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 5% less than the national average, earning $40,993 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.08% less than the national average, earning $34,739 CAD per year.