Alapa Surname

226,224th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,795 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Alapa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alapa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria9471:187,05711,356
Philippines4581:221,04434,179
India1671:4,593,206118,643
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Cameroon401:519,22741,500
Papua New Guinea371:220,37130,351
Peru281:1,135,14720,057
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Alapa (2,636) may also be a first name.

Alapa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alapa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Alapa (Bengali: আলপা, Hindi: अलपा, Marathi: आलापा, Oriya: ଆଲପା) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alapa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 226,224th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,059,914 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 55 percent of Alapa live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alapa is also the 143,058th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 2,636 people.

The surname is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 947 people, or 1 in 187,057. In Nigeria Alapa is primarily found in: Benue, where 45 percent live, Federal Capital Territory, where 8 percent live and Lagos, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 26 percent live and India, where 9 percent live.

Alapa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Alapa has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Alapa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Alapa surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Alapa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 62.45% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,279 per year and in United States they earn 6.82% less than the national average, earning $40,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ailapa912,514/
Alapad91677/
Galapa91252/
Alapat91230/
Alapai91204/
Halapa91194/
Alaspa91143/
Alapay91112/
Alaupa9179/
Alapap9137/
Aliapa9137/
Alapha9130/
Alappa9129/
Alapah9126/
Alapas9123/
Allapa9117/
Alapaa914/
Alapea913/
Aylapa911/
Đalapa911/
Șalapa911/
Alyapa911/
Aelapa911/
Alapaz910/
Alappat83812/
Alapatt83360/
Hailapa83270/
Hatlapa83250/
Halappa83112/
Alapaap83103/
Allappa8393/
Galappa8369/
Galyapa8347/
Alapais8332/
Alapach8327/
Aliappa8323/
Allapat8320/
Alaphaj8313/
Ailappa8310/
Halapad838/
Halapat838/
Aalappa837/
Aelappa834/
Alaphat834/
Alaspaa834/
Halapau833/
Galapai833/
Aliaipa833/
Ailaepa833/
Aylappa832/
Alappas832/
Alapaha832/
Alapaya832/
Galapah832/
Halapoa831/
Allapah831/
Algappa831/
Alapath831/
Alaphaz831/
Alappad831/
Alappah831/
Alapaja831/
Galabpa831/
Alaphap831/
Alaapah831/
Aliapaz831/
Alaipat831/
Alape806,695/
Alapo801,381/
Alapi80573/
Alopa80263/
Alepa80260/
Elapa80142/
Olapa8081/
Alapy8017/
Alapé801/
Alappatt77329/
Halapats77112/
Halapach7762/
Halapacz7759/
Allapach7727/
Halapatz7712/
Ailahapa7710/
Alaphajh777/
Hatlappa776/
Ailapaya774/
Allapass774/
Gallappa773/
Allapatt773/
Aillapat772/
Eallappa771/
Gajlappa771/
Halapait771/
Hallappa771/
Aalapaat771/
Alaphaid771/
Allapauh771/
Alahpash771/
Alappass771/
Galapo73380/
Alapit73328/
Galopa73278/
Aliape73245/
Halapi73243/
Halepa73238/
Ailapi73125/
Halape73117/
Elaepa73106/
Olapad73101/
Alapot73101/
Ellapa7382/
Allapo7364/
Halapy7352/
Elaipa7348/
Allapi7339/
Galapi7337/
Galape7322/
Elappa7319/
Alhopa7318/
Alepai7318/
Alapoh7318/
Halapo7317/
Holapa7315/
Olapat7315/
Alapes7313/
Olappa7313/
Alepau7313/
Ailepa7313/
Đelapa7310/
Alapfi739/
Alaphi737/
Alapiy736/
Algape736/
Alaphe736/
Alaupe736/
Allopa735/
Alaape735/
Alapis735/
Alapfy735/
Alhapi733/
Alapou733/
Alapie733/
Alaper733/
Aliopa733/
Aleape732/
Alaspi732/
Olapoa732/
Alapez732/
Aliapi732/
Golapa732/
Oslapa732/
Olaspa731/
Aalape731/
Aalapi731/
Allape731/
Ailapo731/
Alappi731/
Helapa731/
Oulapa731/
Oladpa731/
Aloupa731/
Algopa731/
Alaipe731/
Alapid731/
Aliapo731/
Alepah731/
Alapio731/
Alapyd731/
Allahpast7190/
Ailaipaya714/
Gallappaa711/
Alaphhajh711/
Aliaipaja711/
Halapit67177,071/
Holappa672,456/
Ellappa671,840/
Galoppa67170/
Halapet67157/
Aillapi67138/
Aleupah67122/
Gallopa6791/
Ellapah6776/
Alapoop6774/
Halepau6762/
Allopaa6752/
Aloupas6739/
Elaaipa6739/
Aillape6738/
Gallapo6736/
Allaphi6730/
Oslapas6726/
Alleppa6723/
Alaphiy6719/
Gaalape6717/
Auliapi6716/
Alaupot6715/
Halapot6714/
Olapeha6714/
Hoolapa6713/
Alhapis6713/
Halopau6712/
Halopas6712/
Halapatsch6711/
Galappo6710/
Galyapo679/
Gollapa679/
Galyopa678/
Allapiz678/
Halaphi677/
Alhapip676/
Golyapa675/
Hallapy675/
Haelapo675/
Galiopa674/
Halapej674/
Alyaphi674/
Aslappe674/
Halepai674/
Eliappa674/
Alhapop674/
Alaphos673/
Halappi673/
Alhapid673/
Halapei673/
Allaphy672/
Alaphie672/
Halapee672/
Holahpa671/
Holapat671/
Ellapfa671/
Galaphe671/
Galapiy671/
Galapuj671/
Golappa671/
Goulapa671/
Allapio671/
Allapoo671/
Alaphed671/
Alaphej671/
Aslapui671/
Alapher671/
Olapeau671/
Galapio671/
Holapas671/
Hatlopa671/
Helaapa671/
Halopay671/
Hallapo671/
Galiape671/
Galopah671/
Alliapi671/
Allopay671/
Alahphi671/
Alhaphi671/
Aaslapi671/
Atlaphi671/
Ayllapi671/
Alappey671/
Alhaper671/
Ahalape671/
Halepah671/
Gallape670/

Alapa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Alapa in the Bengali language
আলপাalapa-
Alapa in the Hindi language
अलपाalapa78.95
अलापाalapa15.79
आलापाalapa5.26
Alapa in the Oriya language
ଆଲପାalapa50
ଅଲପାalapa30
ଅଳପାalapa10
ଆଲାପାalapa10
Alapa in the Marathi language
आलापाalapa36.59
आलपाalapa17.07
एलपाelapa9.76
आळपाalapa7.32
अलपाalapa4.88
आळापाalapa4.88
अळपाalapa4.88
आळापगोळalapagola4.88
अलापाalapa4.88
एलापाelapa2.44
मलापाmalapa2.44

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alapa
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