Lukania Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Lukania Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukania Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya5681:81,3037,490
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lukania (53) may also be a first name.

Lukania Last Name Facts

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

Lukania has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukania? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lukania is the 536,164th most widely held family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukania reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Lukania is also the 1,366,219th most widely held first name on earth, held by 53 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 568 people, or 1 in 81,303. In Kenya Lukania is most frequent in: Kakamega County, where 82 percent reside, Nairobi County, where 14 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 4 percent reside and Sudan, where 1 percent reside.

Lukania Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukanya863,475/
Lucania861,217/
Lukenia8622/
Lukanja8617/
Lokania864/
Likania861/
Lukonia861/
Lucanias8029/
Liukonia809/
Likhania805/
Lukhanya805/
Lukaanya803/
Lukaña7722/
Lokanya7169/
Lukanyo7114/
Lucanio7110/
Locania712/
Lukcaña711/
Lukkaña711/
Lucanja711/
Lokonia711/
Lokhonia67370/
Lukhanyo6725/
Locaynia675/
Laukenio671/
Likanjau671/
Lokhanya671/

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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 Lukania
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