Luksta Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Luksta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Luksta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia31:683,34934,074
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Lukšta (9) are calculated separately.

Luksta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Luksta occurs more in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Lukšta. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Luksta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Luksta occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Luksta are found; 78 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Latvia, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 683,349. In Latvia it is mostly found in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 67 percent are found and Riga Planning Region, where 33 percent are found. Apart from Latvia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and Argentina, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukšta949/
Lukstat929/
Lukstas922/
Lukshta921/
Lukshtas862/
Lukste834/
Loksta831/
Luckstead8059/
Laukstadt809/
Lukshto7734/
Lukštas775/
Lukszto771/
Lucksted71132/
Luksteid7114/
Luksztet717/
Luckstedt6715/
Lukštaitė673/
Lyukshted672/
Luksztedt671/
Lückstadt671/
Lyukshtet671/
Lucksteed671/
Luksztejdt6314/
Lyukshtedt631/
Lugster620/
Lucchtta571/
Luxty5515/

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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
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  • 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 Luksta
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