Luchka Surname

183,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Luchka Surname User-submission:

The surname used to be Galuchka, which translates as 'baby dumpling'. However when the family emmigrated the removed the Ga in order to Americanize the name.

Luchka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1,9291:23,5993,339
Canada1651:223,30721,472
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Russia911:1,583,770106,512
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

Luchka (87) may also be a first name.

Luchka Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname used to be Galuchka, which translates as 'baby dumpling'. However when the family emmigrated the removed the Ga in order to Americanize the name.

- mluchka

Luchka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luchka (Georgian: ლუჩკა, Hindi: लुचका, Russian: Лучка) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Luchka.

How Common Is The Last Name Luchka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 183,308th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,145,251 people. The surname Luchka is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Luchka are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,024,927th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 87 people.

The last name is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 1,929 people, or 1 in 23,599. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Ternopil Oblast, where 27 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 23 percent live and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 11 percent live. Besides Ukraine this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Luchka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (52%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Luchka surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Luchka earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.8% less than the national average, earning R 31,380 per year; in United States they earn 6.78% less than the national average, earning $40,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.13% more than the national average, earning $51,238 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lutchka92116/
Luchkai9229/
Lauchka922/
Lyuchka921/
Hlyuchka861/
Luchko837,504/
Luckau83517/
Luczka83327/
Luckay83197/
Lucska8346/
Luckai8345/
Laucka8334/
Lichka8331/
Lochka835/
Luckka833/
Hlucka832/
Luycka831/
Luzcka831/
Luchki831/
Luckaa831/
Luckaj831/
Luchke830/
Lucskai77399/
Lutchko77106/
Lucskay7750/
Hleucka7747/
Luckhai7739/
Lichkay7733/
Luchkei7724/
Luchkey7716/
Lluchca775/
Lichkai773/
Lyuchko773/
Louchki772/
Luckeea772/
Luchkoi771/
Luckhea771/
Luchker771/
Lucca7312,943/
Lucko73426/
Lucká73199/
Lučka7397/
Luçka7331/
Luzca733/
Lúcka733/
Loutchko7119/
Luckheea718/
Lutschko711/
Liuchkou711/
Luckey677,346/
Lichko67403/
Loucká67375/
Loučka67209/
Lučkai67182/
Luzhko67168/
Lučkay67143/
Luckoo67130/
Luczko67127/
Lutzka67117/
Lockau6783/
Lujkaj6769/
Luckei6760/
Lucsko6760/
Lócska6731/
Luccah6719/
Lochki6718/
Hlučka6715/
Laucká6713/
Łuczka6713/
Lockay676/
Laučka675/
Loczka674/
Hlucká674/
Lochko674/
Lockha673/
Luckaiova672/
Luczkó672/
Locska672/
Lutška671/
Lóczka671/
Hluzka671/
Luzzka671/
Laucca671/
Lauzka671/
Lockai671/
Lockea671/
Luckho671/
Luckaiová671/
Luccay671/
Ludska670/
Lochky670/

Luchka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luchka in the Georgian language
ლუჩკაluchka-
Luchka in the Hindi language
लुचकाlucaka-
Luchka in the Russian language
Лучкаlucka-

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