Lukua Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lukua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lukua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lukua (14) may also be a first name.

Lukua Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lukua (Hindi: लुकुआ) occurs most in The DR Congo. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lukua.

How Common Is The Last Name Lukua? popularity and diffusion

Lukua is the 2,483,783rd most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. Lukua is primarily found in Africa, where 70 percent of Lukua are found; 57 percent are found in Central Africa and 57 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 14 people.

The last name Lukua is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Excluding The DR Congo this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 27 percent reside and Tanzania, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lukuat912/
Lukuah911/
Lukuayi834/
Lukuaha834/
Lokua80980/
Lukwa80783/
Likua8045/
Lugua808/
Lukuo803/
Luqua802/
Lucua802/
Lukwah7397/
Lukwai7346/
Luquas7311/
Leukwa7311/
Luquat736/
Likuea734/
Luikuo732/
Lucuas732/
Loukwa732/
Luckwa731/
Lougua731/
Luguay731/
Lookua731/
Luquai730/
Lluguay67136/
Lukwaha6796/
Loukwae6748/
Laukwai6715/
Loukwai6711/
Leunkwa672/
Louguat671/
Lunguah671/
Loukwaa671/
Louguai671/

Lukua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lukua in the Hindi language
लुकुआluku'a-

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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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  • 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 Lukua
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