Lukey Surname
Approximately 1,181 people bear this surname
Lukey Surname Definition:
(English) Descendand of little Luck or Luke (light).
Lukey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 339 | 1:1,069,200 | 77,954 |
| Canada | 294 | 1:125,325 | 13,101 |
| Australia | 210 | 1:128,551 | 14,024 |
| England | 161 | 1:346,075 | 25,095 |
| New Zealand | 92 | 1:49,221 | 7,974 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 159 | 1:153,304 | 13,459 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 95 | 1:528,618 | 36,719 |
Lukey (872) may also be a first name.
Lukey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Descendand of little Luck or Luke (light).
Lukey Demographics
Lukey Political Affiliation
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Lukey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lukey (Russian: Лукей) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lukey is the 317,282nd most frequently used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,170,657 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Lukey reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 275,516th most common first name globally, held by 872 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 1,069,200. In The United States Lukey is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent reside, Kentucky, where 12 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.
Lukey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lukey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lukey last name rose 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 101 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lukey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lukey last name is principally Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lukey last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.61% being registered with the party.
The amount Lukey earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 14.61% less than the national average, earning 295,525 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 45.87% less than the national average, earning R 128,640 per year; in United States they earn 2.25% less than the national average, earning $42,176 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $48,950 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lukey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lukey in the Russian language | ||
| Лукей | lukej | - |
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