Lucky Surname
Approximately 133,195 people bear this surname
Lucky Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Luke,' popularly Luck and Luckie on the Scottish border.
1624. Married — Sir Samaell Lucke and Elizabeth Freeman: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1637. Baptised — Samuell, s.
Read More About This SurnameLucky Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 93,502 | 1:1,895 | 255 |
| Bangladesh | 26,405 | 1:6,035 | 545 |
| United States | 3,456 | 1:104,878 | 11,531 |
| India | 1,783 | 1:430,211 | 22,443 |
| Ghana | 1,039 | 1:26,006 | 3,108 |
| Indonesia | 919 | 1:143,906 | 14,207 |
| Uganda | 854 | 1:45,713 | 5,657 |
| Kenya | 765 | 1:60,366 | 5,907 |
| Pakistan | 415 | 1:430,467 | 7,888 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Botswana | 370 | 1:5,911 | 961 |
| Sri Lanka | 365 | 1:57,010 | 6,293 |
| Israel | 231 | 1:37,046 | 5,117 |
| Canada | 185 | 1:199,165 | 19,489 |
| South Africa | 173 | 1:313,166 | 29,785 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| United Arab Emirates | 123 | 1:74,490 | 6,943 |
| Afghanistan | 109 | 1:294,983 | 4,713 |
| Liberia | 91 | 1:48,445 | 4,348 |
| China | 87 | 1:15,716,340 | 917 |
| Tanzania | 86 | 1:615,600 | 37,853 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 85 | 1:16,047 | 2,005 |
| Marshall Islands | 84 | 1:617 | 130 |
| Hong Kong | 70 | 1:104,793 | 1,905 |
| Iran | 68 | 1:1,129,155 | 49,899 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Thailand | 46 | 1:1,535,616 | 206,021 |
| Rwanda | 36 | 1:315,694 | 1,449 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| France | 29 | 1:2,290,439 | 180,028 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Vietnam | 21 | 1:4,411,717 | 2,377 |
| Malaysia | 19 | 1:1,552,328 | 64,490 |
| Mongolia | 19 | 1:148,699 | 8,761 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Iceland | 13 | 1:29,238 | 2,297 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 1:149,845 | 5,469 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Somalia | 9 | 1:1,494,673 | 3,608 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Poland | 8 | 1:4,751,094 | 138,864 |
| Cambodia | 7 | 1:2,212,449 | 7,503 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 503 | 1:99,838 | 10,142 |
The alternate forms: Lucký (141) are calculated separately.
Lucky (449,391) may also be a first name.
Lucky Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Luke,' popularly Luck and Luckie on the Scottish border.
1624. Married — Sir Samaell Lucke and Elizabeth Freeman: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1637. Baptised — Samuell, s. Sir Samuell Lake: ibid.
Lucke Moffett, for one howse, 1631: Raine's History and Antiquities of North Durham.
Hence diminutives Luckett and Luckin, which see.
(a) Local, 'of Luke,' probably Liege in the Netherlands, with which province and city we were closely related by commercial ties. Andrew Borde says in his Boke of Knowledge, 'The lond of Lewke is a pleasant countre, the chiefe towne is the cytie of Lewke. The speche is base Doche' (quoted by Lower).
Theobald de Luke, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reynen de Luke, Yorkshire, ibid.
William Lucke, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
John de Lake, 1317. Writs of Parliament.
1733. Married — Richard Luckie and Jane Warden: St. George, Hanover Square.
1756. — Thomas Luck and Jane Featherston: ibid.
(English) Descendand of little Luck or Luke (light).
A native either of Lucca, in Italy, or of Liege, in the Netherlands. Speaking of the latter town, Andrew Borde, in his Boke of Knowledge, says: "The lond of Lewke is a pleasaunt countre; the cheefe towne is the cytie of Lewke. The speche is base Doch." Or it may be from one of the parishes of Luc-sur-mer, or Luc-le-chateau, in Normandy.
1. Fortunate. 2. A corruption of Lockey, a local name.
1. From Luke. 2. From Lucca, in Italy. There is however the German Glück.
Luck was the name of the rector of Sevington in 1727; and in the reign of Elizabeth, Richard Luck owned Newhall manor, Sheppey (H.).
Lucky Demographics
Average Lucky Salary in
United States
$36,448 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lucky Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lucky Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lucky (Arabic: اكي, Hindi: लकी, Marathi: लुच्क्यावण, Oriya: ଲକି, Tibetan: ལ་ཀི་) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Lucký. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lucky? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,215th most prevalent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 54,713 people. The last name Lucky occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Lucky live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 71 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,270th most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 449,391 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 93,502 people, or 1 in 1,895. In Nigeria Lucky is most prevalent in: Rivers, where 66 percent reside, Delta, where 10 percent reside and Edo, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Lucky exists in 124 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Lucky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lucky has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lucky surname rose 687 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lucky Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Lucky surname are 8.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.27% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lucky earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.15% less than the national average, earning R 94,704 per year; in United States they earn 15.53% less than the national average, earning $36,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.56% more than the national average, earning $55,427 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lucky Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lucky in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲକି | laki | 99.25 |
| ଲୁକି | luki | 0.75 |
| Lucky in the Hindi language | ||
| लकी | laki | 64.04 |
| लक्की | lakki | 35.96 |
| Lucky in the Marathi language | ||
| लुच्क्यावण | luckyavana | 33.33 |
| लुच्क्य | luckya | 33.33 |
| लुच् | luc | 33.33 |
| Lucky in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལ་ཀི་ | laki | 22.22 |
| ལག་སྐྱིད། | lakkyi | 11.11 |
| ལག་སྐྱིད་ | lakkyi | 11.11 |
| ལྷ་སྐྱིད་ | lhakyi | 11.11 |
| ལག་སྐྱི་ | lakkyi | 11.11 |
| ལགས་སྐྱིད་ | lakkyi | 11.11 |
| ལག་ཀི་ | lakki | 11.11 |
| ལགས་སྐྱི་ | lakkyi | 11.11 |
| Lucky in the Arabic language | ||
| اكي | aky | - |
| لاكي | laky | - |
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