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 is held by more people in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lukania.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukania? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lukania is the 536,164th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 12,125,700 people. Lukania is mostly found 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 frequently occurring first name globally, borne by 53 people.

The surname Lukania is most frequent in Kenya, where it is held by 568 people, or 1 in 81,303. In Kenya Lukania is most numerous in: Kakamega County, where 82 percent live, Nairobi County, where 14 percent live and Bungoma County, where 2 percent live. Aside from Kenya it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 4 percent live and Sudan, where 1 percent live.

Lukania Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lukania surname is principally 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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