Lukeš Surname
Approximately 2,734 people bear this surname
Lukeš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 2,675 | 1:3,975 | 397 |
| Slovakia | 30 | 1:177,882 | 30,511 |
| Croatia | 17 | 1:248,741 | 26,882 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 1:248,768 | 16,532 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Lukes (3,737) & Lukeś (2) are calculated separately.
Lukeš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lukeš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lukeš is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Lukes or Lukeś. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lukeš? popularity and diffusion
It is the 159,594th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,665,525 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Lukeš reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
The surname Lukeš is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is held by 2,675 people, or 1 in 3,975. In Czechia Lukeš is primarily concentrated in: Prague, where 17 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 15 percent reside and South Moravian Region, where 9 percent reside. Barring Czechia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 1 percent reside and Croatia, where 1 percent reside.
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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 Lukeš
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