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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) is borne by more people in Hong Kong than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Lük. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 9,081^st most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 116,799 people. The last name Luk occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Luk reside; 62 percent reside in East Asia and 62 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Luk is also the 42,787^th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 16,857 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Hong Kong, where it is borne by 38,358 people, or 1 in 191. Excluding Hong Kong it is found 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 bearing the Luk last name expanded 2,711 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,615 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Luk Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those holding the Luk last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% registered to vote for the 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.