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

The last name Luk (Hindi: लुक, Marathi: लुक, Oriya: ଲୁକ, Russian: Лук) has its highest incidence in Hong Kong. It may be found in the variant forms: Lük. For other potential spellings of Luk click here.

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

Luk is the 9,081^st most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 116,799 people. The surname Luk is predominantly found in Asia, where 70 percent of Luk are found; 62 percent are found in East Asia and 62 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 42,787^th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 16,857 people.

The last name Luk is most commonly used in Hong Kong, where it is held by 38,358 people, or 1 in 191. Besides Hong Kong this surname exists in 102 countries. It is also common in South Sudan, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Luk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Luk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Luk last name grew 2,711 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,615 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (76%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Luk last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Luk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.87% less than the national average, earning 176,943 kr per year; in Peru they earn 2.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,868 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.08% more than the national average, earning R 385,164 per year; in United States they earn 16.47% more than the national average, earning $50,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.79% more than the national average, earning $62,993 CAD per year.