Lukara Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lukara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea2191:37,2324,479
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080

Lukara (111) may also be a first name.

Lukara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lukara (Marathi: लुकरा, Oriya: ଲୁକାରା) is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukara? popularity and diffusion

Lukara is the 1,022,958th most frequently held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. Lukara is predominantly found in Oceania, where 89 percent of Lukara reside; 89 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 89 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 890,531st most frequently occurring given name in the world, borne by 111 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 37,232. In Papua New Guinea Lukara is most prevalent in: East New Britain, where 71 percent live, West New Britain, where 23 percent live and Enga, where 4 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 4 percent live and Uganda, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukarah9212/
Lukhara924/
Loukara921/
Luekara921/
Lukaraj921/
Lukaira921/
Lukaraja86146/
Loukaras8627/
Loukarea8615/
Lukera83161/
Lukare8385/
Lokara8334/
Lucara8328/
Lukari8326/
Likara8320/
Lukaro8311/
Luqara837/
Lukora832/
Loukareas8034/
Lukkari771,287/
Laukari77277/
Lukeera77217/
Laukare7766/
Lukhari7743/
Lucatra7728/
Lucaras7724/
Lukaire7720/
Lokaraj7713/
Lokarai7710/
Loukari779/
Likhara778/
Laukary776/
Loukare774/
Lukario774/
Lucaura772/
Lukaari772/
Luckari771/
Leukari771/
Lukharo771/
Lukerah771/
Lyukora771/
Lukhare771/
Ligkara771/
Lukarii771/
Lookara771/
Lukairi771/
Luceara771/
Loukera771/
Lokaray771/
Lockara770/
Loukaris7194/
Luiskari7117/
Lukarich7114/
Laukhare7110/
Lautkari713/
Likharay711/
Liukauro711/
Loukarid711/
Lukkeera711/
Laukaryt711/
Lucatrau711/
Lokare6719,317/
Lokari67484/
Lukori67243/
Lucari67205/
Lokora67192/
Lukoro67146/
Locara6744/
Licara6714/
Lukero6711/
Lucare678/
Lucaro678/
Loucareas677/
Likera676/
Lukore676/
Likora673/
Lokary672/
Luckhoura671/
Lukory671/

Lukara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lukara in the Oriya language
ଲୁକାରାlukara-
Lukara in the Marathi language
लुकराlukara75
लुकाराlukara25

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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
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  • 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 Lukara
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