Lukanka Surname

617,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Lukanka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukanka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3031:174,72515,264
DR Congo1921:384,78933,038
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lukanka Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lukanka occurs most in Tanzania. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukanka? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 617,057th most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 14,604,300 people. The last name Lukanka occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Lukanka reside; 61 percent reside in East Africa and 61 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequent in Tanzania, where it is held by 303 people, or 1 in 174,725. In Tanzania it is most common in: Kigoma Region, where 99 percent live and Mwanza Region, where 1 percent live. Outside of Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 38 percent live and Zambia, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukankoa931/
Lukasenka881/
Lukonka86180/
Lukanko8652/
Lukanki8621/
Likanka861/
Lukasenko75133/
Hlukhenka7588/
Lukašenko7550/
Hlukhanko7528/
Lukatenko7511/
Lukonko71453/
Lukachenko7121/
Lukaszenko717/
Lokanke711/
Lukonki711/
Lukonke711/
Lokanki711/
Lokhanko67125/
Lukaschenko6714/
Luckachinki671/
Lukonkes671/
Loukachenko671/
Likhanko671/
Lokhanke671/
Lukhachenko671/

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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 Lukanka
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