Lukanu Surname

130,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,469 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lukanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3,1331:23,5812,974
Kenya2181:211,83415,137
France891:746,32392,306
Angola161:1,686,8263,823
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lukanu (79) may also be a first name.

Lukanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lukanu is found in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 130,420th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,100,763 people. The last name Lukanu occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Lukanu are found; 90 percent are found in Central Africa and 90 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Lukanu is also the 1,083,225th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 79 people.

Lukanu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is held by 3,133 people, or 1 in 23,581. Not including The DR Congo Lukanu is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 6 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Lukanu Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukangu92338/
Lukhanu9269/
Lukanut921/
Lukanou921/
Loukanou86698/
Lukkanut861/
Luckanus861/
Laukanau860/
Lucanu83420/
Lokanu8377/
Lukonu8310/
Lukenu835/
Loukangou80120/
Loukanous801/
Lucanus7760/
Lutcanu7729/
Lukongu7721/
Lokhanu778/
Luțcanu774/
Luceanu773/
Likhanu773/
Lokanou771/
Lukánus771/
Luiceanu71187/
Loukonou711/
Lokonu6712/
Likenu671/
Louscaunau631/
Lițcanu6253/
Likhonu621/
Likeunou571/

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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 Lukanu
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