Lukaja Surname
Approximately 453 people bear this surname
Lukaja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 418 | 1:126,655 | 11,911 |
| Serbia | 33 | 1:216,514 | 12,757 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
Lukaja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukaja Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lukaja (Marathi: लुकजा) is found most in Tanzania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lukaja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukaja? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 662,685th most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 16,087,298 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Lukaja live; 92 percent live in East Africa and 92 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 418 people, or 1 in 126,655. In Tanzania Lukaja is most numerous in: Simiyu Region, where 61 percent reside, Shinyanga Region, where 37 percent reside and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Serbia, where 7 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lukaja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lukaja in the Marathi language | ||
| लुकजा | lukaja | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lukaja
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