Lap Surname

56,380th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Lap Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lap Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia4,3111:3,592606
Vietnam1,3431:68,984611
Netherlands1,0651:15,8572,419
Turkey4091:190,27214,182
Papua New Guinea2871:28,4103,214
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
Slovenia1671:14,8963,511
India1521:5,046,483126,094
Malaysia1111:265,71414,862
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
France221:3,019,215204,848
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Israel131:658,28045,106
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
China91:151,924,6187,954
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Macau81:75,204441
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
England71:7,959,723202,100
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Lithuania31:1,011,52932,308
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Lap (42,251) may also be a first name.

Lap Last Name Facts

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

Lap (Hindi: लाप, Marathi: लप, Oriya: ଲପ) is found most frequently in Cambodia. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lap? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 56,380th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 810,087 people. Lap occurs mostly in Asia, where 74 percent of Lap reside; 65 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Khmer-Asia. Lap is also the 21,258th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 42,251 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Cambodia, where it is held by 4,311 people, or 1 in 3,592. In Cambodia it is primarily found in: Phnom Penh, where 18 percent reside, Tboung Khmum Province, where 13 percent reside and Kampong Chhnang Province, where 11 percent reside. Besides Cambodia it occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 15 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 12 percent reside.

Lap Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lap has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lap surname grew 531 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lap Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Lap last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Lap surname are 0.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lap earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $45,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.7% less than the national average, earning $43,373 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapp8612,350/
Lape868,738/
Leap863,217/
Laup861,125/
Laps86649/
Liap86328/
Laip86266/
Lapė86122/
Lyap8662/
Laap8644/
Llap8635/
Latp8630/
Laph8626/
Lajp8610/
Hlap869/
Lapt863/
Lapf863/
Lhap863/
Lasp861/
La80502,950/
Lappe754,567/
Laupp75417/
Laupe75380/
Laspe75274/
Lahap75244/
Lağap75133/
Leape75102/
Hlape7588/
Lapps7547/
Hleap7529/
Latpe7525/
Liape7512/
Llape7512/
Lapss7510/
Laape758/
Lapsz757/
Laipe757/
Laaph756/
Lyaip755/
Leaph754/
Laiph753/
Leapz753/
Lauph753/
Laphe753/
Laaps753/
Laups753/
Llaap753/
Laupt752/
L'Ape752/
Laipt751/
Leasp751/
Laapz751/
Lachp751/
Lapsh751/
Laïpe751/
Laype751/
Laipz751/
Laahp751/
La'ap751/
Laitp751/
Lathp751/
Hliap751/
Leaps750/
Laphs750/
Hlapp750/
Lai673,581,809/
Lau67509,986/
Lay67335,240/
Lad6782,400/
Hla6756,653/
Lea6747,342/
Lat6738,119/
Lia6735,092/
Lah6729,893/
Las6717,389/
Loa679,955/
Laz677,901/
Lab677,361/
Laa676,108/
Lla674,823/
Laj674,685/
Lav674,071/
Lya674,060/
Lop671,557/
Lapova67744/
Lauppe67425/
Lha67404/
Laç67322/
Llaupe67239/
Léa6774/
Laï6722/
Lyaupe6716/
Lyappe678/
Leapeh676/
Lač676/
Lapsch675/
Lað675/
Lahiep674/
Lga674/
Laÿ674/
Lahaph673/
Lapowa673/
Laà672/
Laá672/
Laî672/
Hlaphe672/
Leaphe671/
Lashpe671/
Laippe671/
Lùa671/
Llahap671/
Llaspe671/
Lóa671/
Lõp671/
Laë671/
Laù671/
Leapch671/
Lapová671/
L'Aspe671/
Laheep671/
Leappe670/
Leashp670/
Laupsh670/

Lap Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lap in the Hindi language
लापlapa-
Lap in the Marathi language
लपlapa-
Lap in the Oriya language
ଲପlapa96.49
ଲାପlapa3.51

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Footnotes

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