Czech surnames
Lukeš: what the name means
Lukeš: from the first name Lukáš (Luke).
In January 2017, 5,693 people in Czechia were named Lukeš or Lukešová (the women’s form).
Where the name was most common in 2017
- Around Praha810
- Around Plzeň265
- Around Jilemnice146
- Around Ostrava118
- Around Rokycany104
Areas are the Interior Ministry’s; numbers under 5 are not shown.
In America the name was often written without the Czech accents, so family papers may say Lukes.
To find the family in the old parish books, you need the village they came from.
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Questions
What does the surname Lukeš mean?
Lukeš: from the first name Lukáš (Luke).
How many people are called Lukeš in the Czech Republic?
In January 2017, 5,693 people in Czechia were named Lukeš or Lukešová, according to the Czech Ministry of the Interior.
Where in Czechia is the name Lukeš most common?
In 2017 the largest numbers lived around Praha (810), Plzeň (265), Jilemnice (146).