Lukens Surname

101,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Lukens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,2961:84,3719,554
Netherlands1791:94,34215,464
Canada831:443,92338,562
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2201:41,1634,824

The alternate forms: Lükens (33) are calculated separately.

Lukens (119) may also be a first name.

Lukens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lukens is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as: Lükens. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukens? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 101,841st most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,572,625 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lukens live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lukens is also the 856,040th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 119 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,296 people, or 1 in 84,371. In The United States Lukens is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 5 percent reside and Indiana, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Lukens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lukens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lukens surname rose 352 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lukens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lukens surname are 20.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lukens earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.08% more than the national average, earning $45,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.85% less than the national average, earning $43,300 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lükens9433/
Luikens92392/
Laukens92286/
Luckens92119/
Luekens9278/
Leukens9227/
Lutkens929/
Lujkens921/
Lyukens921/
Lukns910/
Lutckens863/
Leutkens861/
Likens832,478/
Lukins831,837/
Lucens8313/
Lokens834/
Leutckens801/
Liekens772,919/
Luckins77284/
Lückens7754/
Lockens7744/
Ludkins7739/
Lickens7716/
Lukenze7713/
Lukenje775/
Luskins773/
Lokkens771/
Luchens771/
Likkens771/
Lookens770/
Loukins770/
Luikins770/
Lucns732/
Lieckens71365/
Luquiens7150/
Looykens7116/
Lauskins712/
Liekkens711/
Liquiens710/
Leutkins710/
Likins67856/
Looijkens6746/
Lucins6729/
Lucenz6720/
Lokins676/
Lūkins672/
Liekns671/
Likenz671/

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Lukens Reference & Research

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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 Lukens
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis