Lukas Surname

9,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Namibia

Lukas Surname Definition:

(English, Polish) Descendant of Lucas or Luke (light).

Lukas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,3651:7,084883
Tanzania9,0991:5,818762
Namibia6,1091:39434
United States5,5131:65,7467,675
Ethiopia5,3121:18,3632,443
Indonesia4,5971:28,7693,398
South Africa3,9511:13,7121,730
Papua New Guinea2,6391:3,090139
Austria1,9251:4,424479
Nigeria1,6111:109,9587,339
Czechia9281:11,4581,584
Malawi8361:20,4773,173
Poland8101:46,9247,390
Malaysia7141:41,3083,348
Russia5341:269,89328,202
Lithuania4241:7,1571,231
Canada4081:90,3089,928
Kenya3521:131,19310,797
France3241:205,00831,862
Estonia2721:4,860483
India2571:2,984,69089,613
Netherlands2401:70,36311,970
Australia2351:114,87512,758
England2291:243,31019,878
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Switzerland1391:59,0867,409
Croatia1211:34,9477,147
Philippines1151:880,33280,618
Israel801:106,97012,128
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Ukraine601:758,71277,596
Belarus521:182,71323,870
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Slovenia501:49,7548,293
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Belgium401:287,41633,962
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Zimbabwe381:406,26936,425
Kazakhstan341:520,07337,773
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Greece241:461,65859,466
Cameroon211:989,00363,570
Norway211:244,87126,357
Uganda201:1,951,96463,898
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Georgia121:312,12914,385
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Palau91:2,40559
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Finland81:687,08836,047
Guam81:20,0153,029
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
China61:227,886,92811,701
Costa Rica61:796,6785,462
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Malta41:107,5681,849
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lukas Last Name Facts

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

Lukas (Georgian: ლუკას, Hindi: लुकस, Marathi: लुकस, Oriya: ଲୁକାସ, Russian: Лукас) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Lukaš, Lukàs, Lukaś or Lukáš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lukas is the 9,397th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 121,029 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 46 percent of Lukas reside; 25 percent reside in East Africa and 23 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Lukas is also the 4,243rd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 248,223 people.

The last name Lukas is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 11,365 people, or 1 in 7,084. In Germany Lukas is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent reside, Bavaria, where 20 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 113 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 15 percent reside and Namibia, where 10 percent reside.

Lukas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lukas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lukas last name expanded 4,879 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,817 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lukas Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily 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 those holding the Lukas surname are 7.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.32% being registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukaš9396/
Lukàs931/
Lukaś931/
Lukash918,870/
Loukas914,661/
Luckas911,376/
Lukasz91420/
Luukas91383/
Lukats91216/
Laukas91184/
Lukase91168/
Liukas9193/
Lukkas9147/
Lukass9125/
Lyukas9121/
Lukeas9119/
Lukais919/
Lukcas918/
Llukas914/
Lukaas913/
Lukhas912/
Lutkas911/
Luekas911/
Lukahs911/
Luikas910/
Lukaus910/
Lukáš871,398/
Lukasch83446/
Lukashe83281/
Lukasse83145/
Loukkas8313/
Lukkats838/
Loukeas835/
Luckash834/
Lucckas834/
Luthkas834/
Louckas832/
Luckass832/
Lougkas832/
Lukaizs832/
Lukassz831/
Laukkas831/
Luckhas831/
Lohukas831/
Luckcas831/
Laukass831/
Liaukas831/
Luickas831/
Lauskas831/
Lukeash830/
Lucas80598,260/
Lokas801,407/
Likas80505/
Lukos80231/
Lukaß8012/
Luqas8010/
Lukaz808/
Lukasová77968/
Luckhaus77145/
Lukasova77125/
Lukatsch7763/
Lushkash772/
Lukhashe772/
Loukaids771/
Loukasse771/
Lukashch771/
Lukatshe771/
Lukhatse771/
Louckkas771/
Lukose736,720/
Luccas732,235/
Loucas73670/
Loukos73570/
Lucash73354/
Lukosz73314/
Lukeis73236/
Ligkas73204/
Lukáts73188/
Lokash7384/
Lucast7384/
Lucass7383/
Luskač7382/
Lockas7359/
Lucats7358/
Laucas7352/
Łukasz7344/
Lokais7339/
Lukosh7333/
Llucas7329/
Lukatz7329/
Lukoss7327/
Lukász7324/
Lucase7323/
Lucasz7318/
Lukkos7315/
Likais7315/
Lickas7314/
Leukos7314/
Lucaas7312/
Lookas7311/
Lyukos7311/
Luckos7311/
Luquas7311/
Lucaus737/
Luucas736/
Leucas736/
Likkas736/
Luicas735/
Lukois735/
Lokkas734/
Lutcas734/
Lucasd733/
Liucas733/
Lucais733/
Lokass733/
Luscas733/
Lukace732/
Lokaas732/
Likash732/
Luycas732/
Lukeus732/
Lukatš732/
Lucasj731/
Lukaić731/
Likaus731/
Likays731/
Lucazs731/
Lūkass731/
Lucads731/
Lucasx731/
Louqas731/
Lukajz731/
Luecas730/
Lukashova719,576/
Luckose67344/
Loukach67311/
Lukosch67158/
Lucasse67154/
Lukatch67109/
Lougkos6777/
D'Lucas6776/
Louskos6751/
Lucceas6748/
Liuskos6724/
Luskacz6724/
Lukkose6720/
Luccats6715/
Lokhash6715/
Lookkas677/
Lukaschová675/
Loockas674/
Lucasce674/
Loukose673/
Luckach673/
Lucause673/
Lukoshe673/
Luckeis673/
Lukache672/
Lukhach672/
Lukoits671/
Lukoyts671/
Llucaas671/
Luckeys671/
Luckous671/
Lukhose671/
Lukoush671/
Liekaus671/
Laukach671/
Lucasch671/
Lookase671/
Louqais671/
Louca's671/
Loukous671/
Lukaschova671/
Lyukach671/
Loukoss671/
Loukaiz671/
Luicais671/
Logckas671/
Lluceas670/
Luckeus670/
Loucass670/

Lukas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lukas in the Georgian language
ლუკასlukas-
Lukas in the Oriya language
ଲୁକାସlukasa90.46
ଲୁକାସ୍lukas3.38
ଲୁକାଶlukasa3.08
ଲୁକସlukasa0.62
ଲୁକାluka0.62
ଲୁକାସାlukasa0.31
ଲକାସlakasa0.31
ଳୁକାସlukasa0.31
ଲୂକାସlukasa0.31
Lukas in the Hindi language
लुकसlukasa58.33
लूकसlukasa36.11
लुकासlukasa5.56
Lukas in the Marathi language
लुकसlukasa45.57
लुकासlukasa33.76
लूकासlukasa8.86
लूकसlukasa5.06
ळुकसlukasa0.84
तुकसtukasa0.84
सुकसsukasa0.42
जुकासjukasa0.42
लुक्सluksa0.42
लुकशlukasa0.42
लोकसlokasa0.42
लूकेसlukesa0.42
सुकासsukasa0.42
Lukas in the Russian language
Лукасlukas-

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