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

The surname Lukes (Hindi: लुकेश, Marathi: लुकेस, Oriya: ଲୁେକସ) occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant: Lukeš or Lukeś. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Lukes is the 122,370^th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,950,106 people. It is mostly 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 widespread first name worldwide, held by 2,251 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 2,255 people, or 1 in 160,736. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States Lukes is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Czechia, where 9 percent are found.

Lukes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Lukes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lukes last name grew 1,634 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lukes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lukes surname are 18.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US 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.