Lueks Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Lueks Surname User-submission:

It means 'cellar door' or 'root cellar door' on the island of Zeeland, The Netherlands.

Lueks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1231:137,29421,086
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lueks Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'cellar door' or 'root cellar door' on the island of Zeeland, The Netherlands.

- dloeks

Lueks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lueks is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lueks? popularity and diffusion

Lueks is the 1,504,764th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name Lueks is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Lueks reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 137,294. In The Netherlands Lueks is most prevalent in: Gelderland, where 45 percent reside, Overijssel, where 24 percent reside and Groningen, where 16 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Lueks Last Name Statistics demography

Lueks earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 20.3% less than the national average, earning $39,595 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loueks912/
Luks892,743/
Luek8939/
Lueck805,397/
Leeks801,967/
Lucks801,815/
Louks801,173/
Lueke80754/
Lauks80529/
Loeks80357/
Luyks80155/
Luiks80116/
Lukss8038/
Laeks8036/
Luksh8031/
Lieks8010/
Leiks809/
Luhks806/
Liuks802/
Luecs802/
Lejks801/
Luegs801/
Leaks800/
Liuek800/
Luekh800/
Loucks738,710/
Luecke732,555/
Luksch732,084/
Luijks73435/
Luetke73374/
Laucks73347/
Leakes73132/
Luycks7381/
Luikes7352/
Laugks7338/
Lueske7322/
Layuks7319/
Laukse7313/
Hlouek737/
Liecks735/
Leikes734/
Lajuks734/
Luykes733/
Leykes732/
Lukqsz732/
Llueck731/
Lucksh731/
Luehke731/
Luekce731/
Luezke731/
Luechs731/
Lujaks731/
Leasks730/
Luicks730/
Leyuks730/
Luedtk730/
Luik673,256/
Lueg671,537/
Lukš67212/
Luethke67151/
Luettke67115/
Luijcks67104/
Liks6786/
Luec6761/
Luedcke6734/
Lukz6717/
Lugs6715/
Luetcke6714/
Leyckes6714/
Lucksch6712/
Luxs677/
Luex674/
Lea'kes674/
Leiques673/
Lejacks673/
Lueq672/
Lbek672/
Leakesh671/
Luqs671/
Lueddke671/
Louekhe671/
Lukś671/
Leickes671/
Luejtke671/
Lowecks670/
Lueskke670/
Leidtks670/

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