Surname Lukaš in modern Croatia

Lukaš families are mainly Czechs and they are mostly from Daruvar area , whereas often Croats. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Grubisno Polje and in Daruvar area.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Lukaš live in Croatia today, in 30 households. There were 60 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 30 percent.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 7 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Koncanica in Daruvar area (25), Zagreb (15), Veliki Zdenci (<10), Virovitica (<10), and in Nova Raca in Bjelovar area (<10).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lukaš (including: Lukas , Lukash , Lukasz , Lukasch , Luckas , Lukasha , Lukasho , Lukasse , Lukass and Luckash ) is present in 173 countries worldwide. The family name "Lukas " is used by some 40000 people in Germany , about 20000 in Indonesia , and some 20000 people in the United States. "Luckas " is used by some 700 people in Germany , about 100 in the United States , and small number of people in Brazil. "Lukasz " is used by some 5000 people in Poland , about 100 in Germany , and some 100 people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Mirko Lukaš, Oliver Lukaš, Željko Lukaš, Dalibor Lukaš, Dennis Lukaš, Suada Lukaš, Josip Lukaš, Šeila Lukaš, Jenda Lukaš, Jana Lukaš, Jasna Lukaš, Ankica Lukaš, Božena Lukaš, Zdenko Lukaš, Ana Lukaš, Jirina Lukaš, Ivana Lukaš, Petr Lukaš, Mirjana Lukaš

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over eighty times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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