Lukas Surname
Approximately 60,213 people bear this surname
Lukas Surname Definition:
(English, Polish) Descendant of Lucas or Luke (light).
Lukas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 11,365 | 1:7,084 | 883 |
| Tanzania | 9,099 | 1:5,818 | 762 |
| Namibia | 6,109 | 1:394 | 34 |
| United States | 5,513 | 1:65,746 | 7,675 |
| Ethiopia | 5,312 | 1:18,363 | 2,443 |
| Indonesia | 4,597 | 1:28,769 | 3,398 |
| South Africa | 3,951 | 1:13,712 | 1,730 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2,639 | 1:3,090 | 139 |
| Austria | 1,925 | 1:4,424 | 479 |
| Nigeria | 1,611 | 1:109,958 | 7,339 |
| Czechia | 928 | 1:11,458 | 1,584 |
| Malawi | 836 | 1:20,477 | 3,173 |
| Poland | 810 | 1:46,924 | 7,390 |
| Malaysia | 714 | 1:41,308 | 3,348 |
| Russia | 534 | 1:269,893 | 28,202 |
| Lithuania | 424 | 1:7,157 | 1,231 |
| Canada | 408 | 1:90,308 | 9,928 |
| Kenya | 352 | 1:131,193 | 10,797 |
| France | 324 | 1:205,008 | 31,862 |
| Estonia | 272 | 1:4,860 | 483 |
| India | 257 | 1:2,984,690 | 89,613 |
| Netherlands | 240 | 1:70,363 | 11,970 |
| Australia | 235 | 1:114,875 | 12,758 |
| England | 229 | 1:243,310 | 19,878 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Switzerland | 139 | 1:59,086 | 7,409 |
| Croatia | 121 | 1:34,947 | 7,147 |
| Philippines | 115 | 1:880,332 | 80,618 |
| Israel | 80 | 1:106,970 | 12,128 |
| Brazil | 76 | 1:2,816,768 | 83,410 |
| Ukraine | 60 | 1:758,712 | 77,596 |
| Belarus | 52 | 1:182,713 | 23,870 |
| Sweden | 51 | 1:193,074 | 13,358 |
| Slovenia | 50 | 1:49,754 | 8,293 |
| Iran | 47 | 1:1,633,671 | 62,881 |
| Belgium | 40 | 1:287,416 | 33,962 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 1:406,269 | 36,425 |
| Kazakhstan | 34 | 1:520,073 | 37,773 |
| Scotland | 27 | 1:198,290 | 10,618 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Thailand | 25 | 1:2,825,534 | 284,782 |
| Greece | 24 | 1:461,658 | 59,466 |
| Cameroon | 21 | 1:989,003 | 63,570 |
| Norway | 21 | 1:244,871 | 26,357 |
| Uganda | 20 | 1:1,951,964 | 63,898 |
| Spain | 17 | 1:2,750,120 | 61,567 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Georgia | 12 | 1:312,129 | 14,385 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Palau | 9 | 1:2,405 | 59 |
| South Sudan | 9 | 1:1,268,342 | 1,210 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Micronesia | 2 | 1:53,122 | 1,264 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 113 | 1:444,413 | 32,195 |
The alternate forms: Lukaš (96), Lukàs (1), Lukaś (1) & Lukáš (1,398) are calculated separately.
Lukas (248,223) may also be a first name.
Lukas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English, Polish) Descendant of Lucas or Luke (light).
Lukas Demographics
Lukas Political Affiliation
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Lukas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lukas (Georgian: ლუკას, Hindi: लुकस, Marathi: लुकस, Oriya: ଲୁକାସ, Russian: Лукас) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Lukaš, Lukàs, Lukaś or Lukáš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukas? popularity and diffusion
Lukas is the 9,397th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 121,029 people. Lukas is mostly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Lukas live; 25 percent live in East Africa and 23 percent live in Germanic Europe. Lukas is also the 4,243rd most frequently held given name on earth, borne by 248,223 people.
The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 11,365 people, or 1 in 7,084. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found, Bavaria, where 20 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent are found. Beside Germany it occurs in 113 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 15 percent are found and Namibia, where 10 percent are found.
Lukas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lukas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lukas surname expanded 4,879 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,817 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Lukas Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lukas surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (70%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Christian (95%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Lukas are 7.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.32% registered with the political party.
The amount Lukas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.71% more than the national average, earning 421,231 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 58.94% less than the national average, earning R 97,584 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.54% less than the national average, earning $17,358,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.11% more than the national average, earning $48,804 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $52,305 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lukas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lukas in the Georgian language | ||
| ლუკას | lukas | - |
| Lukas in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁକାସ | lukasa | 90.46 |
| ଲୁକାସ୍ | lukas | 3.38 |
| ଲୁକାଶ | lukasa | 3.08 |
| ଲୁକସ | lukasa | 0.62 |
| ଲୁକା | luka | 0.62 |
| ଲୁକାସା | lukasa | 0.31 |
| ଲକାସ | lakasa | 0.31 |
| ଳୁକାସ | lukasa | 0.31 |
| ଲୂକାସ | lukasa | 0.31 |
| Lukas in the Hindi language | ||
| लुकस | lukasa | 58.33 |
| लूकस | lukasa | 36.11 |
| लुकास | lukasa | 5.56 |
| Lukas in the Marathi language | ||
| लुकस | lukasa | 45.57 |
| लुकास | lukasa | 33.76 |
| लूकास | lukasa | 8.86 |
| लूकस | lukasa | 5.06 |
| ळुकस | lukasa | 0.84 |
| तुकस | tukasa | 0.84 |
| सुकस | sukasa | 0.42 |
| जुकास | jukasa | 0.42 |
| लुक्स | luksa | 0.42 |
| लुकश | lukasa | 0.42 |
| लोकस | lokasa | 0.42 |
| लूकेस | lukesa | 0.42 |
| सुकास | sukasa | 0.42 |
| Lukas in the Russian language | ||
| Лукас | lukas | - |
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Footnotes
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