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Where Does The Last Name Lukes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lukes (Hindi: लुकेश, Marathi: लुकेस, Oriya: ଲୁେକସ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Lukeš or Lukeś. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 122,370^th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,950,106 people. The surname Lukes is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Lukes live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 157,434^th most frequently used first name globally, held by 2,251 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,255 people, or 1 in 160,736. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent reside and Czechia, where 9 percent reside.

Lukes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lukes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lukes last name rose 1,634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lukes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lukes last name is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lukes last name are 18.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Lukes earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.29% less than the national average, earning R 130,008 per year; in United States they earn 0.07% more than the national average, earning $43,178 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $46,933 CAD per year.