Lukeya Surname
Approximately 191 people bear this surname
Lukeya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 157 | 1:470,571 | 38,110 |
| Zambia | 23 | 1:689,127 | 26,212 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lukeya (21) may also be a first name.
Lukeya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukeya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lukeya (Oriya: ଲୁେକୟା) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukeya? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,222,957th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 38,154,691 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Lukeya live; 82 percent live in Central Africa and 82 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 21 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Zambia, where 12 percent are found and Uganda, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lukeya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lukeya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲୁେକୟା | luekaya | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lukeya
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