Surname Lukes in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Lukes families are almost entirely Croats (from Middle Bosnia ), barely Serbs. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Zepce area) and in Garesnica.

Prevalence

About 50 people with faimily name Lukes live in Croatia today, in 18 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number more than doubled.
They are located in 6 Croatian counties, in 6 cities and 6 other places, mostly in Zagreb (15), Licki Osik (<10), Disnik (<10), Slabinja in Hrvatska Kostajnica area (<10), and in Ivankovo in Vinkovci area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Lukes (including: Luces , Lukesh , Lukkes , Luckes , Luches , Lukesz , Lucess , Lucies and Lueckes ) is present in 65 countries worldwide. The family name "Lukes " is used by some 5000 people in Czech Republic , about 4000 in the United States , and some 600 people in Germany. "Luckes " is used by some 100 people in the United States , small number in Nicaragua , and small number of people in Sri Lanka. "Lueckes " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Robert Lukes, Ivica Lukes, Zlatko Lukes, Mirjana Lukes, Mato Lukes, Violeta Lukes, Marko Lukes, Niko Lukes, Jela Lukes, Mara Lukes, Bojka Lukes, Drago Lukes, Luca Lukes, Božidar Lukes, Gordana Lukes, Anton Lukes, Jelena Lukes, Danijel Lukes, Vukosava Lukes

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 1906 in source Yearbook and Directory of Literary Society of St. Jerome 1906.

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