Luks Surname

159,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Estonia

Luks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland1,2131:31,3354,792
United States4191:865,05765,721
Estonia2381:5,554603
Germany1781:452,27840,070
Sweden1081:91,1746,647
Czechia941:113,12218,479
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Australia561:482,06636,890
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Latvia441:46,5927,086
Canada431:856,87466,382
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Serbia301:238,16513,506
India241:31,961,058386,265
Croatia201:211,43024,636
England141:3,979,861125,553
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Venezuela71:4,314,86839,591
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ecuador41:3,976,46228,589
France41:16,605,680368,153
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Slovenia41:621,91923,710
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Lukš (212), Lūks (4) & Lukś (1) are calculated separately.

Luks (163) may also be a first name.

Luks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Luks Come From? nationality or country of origin

Luks (Hindi: लुक्स, Marathi: लुक्स, Russian: Лукс) is found most in Poland. It can also appear as a variant: Lukš, Lūks or Lukś. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Luks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 159,112th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,656,779 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Luks are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 48 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Luks is also the 717,791st most common first name internationally It is held by 163 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Poland, where it is carried by 1,213 people, or 1 in 31,335. Outside of Poland this last name is found in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Estonia, where 9 percent reside.

Luks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Luks has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,328 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Luks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Luks last name are 11.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.89% being registered with the party.

The amount Luks earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 684% more than the national average, earning S/. 151,978 per year; in United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 95.56% more than the national average, earning $97,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukš92212/
Lūks924/
Lukś921/
Lucks891,815/
Louks891,173/
Lauks89529/
Lyuks89380/
Luyks89155/
Lueks89139/
Luiks89116/
Lukse8958/
Lukss8938/
Luksh8931/
Luksz8920/
Luhks896/
Lukst896/
Liuks892/
Lusks890/
Loucks808,710/
Luksch802,084/
Luijks80435/
Laucks80347/
Luycks8081/
Luikes8052/
Laugks8038/
Laukse8013/
Luksht804/
Luykes803/
Lukqsz802/
Lukshe802/
Lucksh801/
Luicks800/
Loks75452/
Liks7586/
Lukz7517/
Lugs7515/
Luxs757/
Luqs751/
Luksová73132/
Luijcks73104/
Luksche7336/
Luksova7320/
Lucksch7312/
Locks673,047/
Luchs671,061/
Luykx67871/
Looks67644/
Licks67563/
Laugs67436/
Luigs67362/
Loeks67357/
Luckx67140/
Leugs67113/
Lukše6751/
Loksz6744/
Loksh6727/
Laugksch6713/
Loukx6712/
Lücks6711/
Lieks6710/
Lukszová6710/
Lyuksova678/
Liksh676/
Lukšė676/
Luhcs674/
Lucqs673/
Lhoks673/
Lugse673/
Loksø672/
Loucs672/
Luecs672/
Liugs671/
Luccs671/
Lucsh671/
Luegs671/
Likks671/
Liqus671/
Lutcs671/
Lausx671/
Likss671/
Liksz671/
Ludcs671/
Luggs670/
Lucksche670/
Leucs670/
Lucss670/

Luks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Luks in the Marathi language
लुक्सluksa73.68
लूक्सluksa10.53
लुकॉसlukosa5.26
लुकसlukasa5.26
Luks in the Hindi language
लुक्सluksa60
लुकसlukasa40
Luks in the Russian language
Луксluks-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Luks
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