Lukanec families are Croats and they are mostly from Djurdjevac area. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Koprivnica and in Djurdjevac area.
Prevalence
About 60 people with faimily name Lukanec live in Croatia today, in 20 households. There were 50 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 20 percent. They are located in four Croatian counties and four other places, mostly in Novo Virje (25) and Virje (20) in Djurdjevac area, Djurdjevac (<10), Ferdinandovac in Djurdjevac area (<10), and in Koprivnica (<5).
Outside Croatia
Family name Lukanec is present in 8 countries on two continents. The family name "Lukanec " is used by small number of people in Austria and small number in the United States.
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.