Lukeshi Surname
Approximately 267 people bear this surname
Lukeshi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 192 | 1:82,552 | 6,971 |
| DR Congo | 68 | 1:1,086,464 | 68,260 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
Lukeshi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukeshi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lukeshi (Oriya: ଲୁେକଶି) occurs more in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukeshi? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 970,883rd most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name Lukeshi occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lukeshi reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Zambia, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 82,552. In Zambia it is most frequent in: North-Western Province, where 39 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 30 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 28 percent are found. Outside of Zambia this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 25 percent are found and Malawi, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lukeshi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lukeshi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁେକଶି | luekasi | - |
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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
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- 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 Lukeshi
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