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
Average Lukey Salary in
United States
$42,176 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lukey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lukey (Russian: Лукей) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukey? popularity and diffusion
The surname Lukey is the 317,282nd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 6,170,657 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Lukey are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lukey is also the 275,516th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 872 people.
The surname Lukey is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 339 people, or 1 in 1,069,200. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 15 percent live, Kentucky, where 12 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 18 percent live.
Lukey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lukey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lukey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Lukey surname is predominantly Presbyterian (64%) in Ireland.
In The United States Lukey are 4.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.61% 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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Footnotes
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