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

Lukens is found most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Lükens. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukens? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lukens is the 101,841st most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,572,625 people. Lukens is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Lukens are found; 77 percent are found in North America and 77 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 856,040th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 119 people.

The last name Lukens is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,296 people, or 1 in 84,371. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 5 percent live and Indiana, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States Lukens is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

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 last name increased 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% 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

Lukens FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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