Name Luka.

  • Name Luka in modern Croatia

    Luka is a male name, in Croatia almost exclusively Croatian. It is one of the most common names (among the top hundred) in Croatia, with over thirty thousand namesakes living there.

  • The relative popularity of names Luka in Croatia

    The name Luka was the most popular from years 1998 to 2006. The peak year was 2005. It was the least popular from years 1960 to 1970.

  • Prevalence

    Name Luka is present mainly in North-West Croatia, and scarcely in Central Croatia. Most of the persons named Luka live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (over five thousand), Split (over a thousand), Rijeka (over five hundred). Relatively speaking, the city with the highest percentage of namesakes is Otok (dalmatinski) (1.27% of total population).

  • Name Luka around the globe

    See the countries where name Luka is common, frequency and prevalence at mondonomo.ai

  • Mentions in sources

    In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five hundred times, the first time 1516 in source Catholic Church Parish Records.

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