Lukena Surname
Approximately 2,558 people bear this surname
Lukena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 2,497 | 1:29,587 | 3,709 |
| Zambia | 34 | 1:466,174 | 21,520 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Russia | 10 | 1:14,412,306 | 394,810 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
The alternate forms: Lukeña (69) are calculated separately.
Lukena (275) may also be a first name.
Lukena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lukena (Russian: Лукена) is found most in The DR Congo. It may also occur as a variant: Lukeña. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 168,840th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,848,923 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lukena live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Lukena is also the 535,844th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 275 people.
The surname is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 2,497 people, or 1 in 29,587. Apart from The DR Congo Lukena exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Zambia, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lukena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lukena in the Russian language | ||
| Лукена | lukena | - |
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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 Lukena
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