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) is found most frequently in Zambia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukeshi? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 970,883rd most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 27,294,179 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Lukeshi are found; 73 percent are found in Southern Africa and 73 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in Zambia, where it is carried by 192 people, or 1 in 82,552. In Zambia Lukeshi is primarily found in: North-Western Province, where 39 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 30 percent are found and Luapula Province, where 28 percent are found. Apart from Zambia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found 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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