Lapa Surname
Approximately 28,863 people bear this surname
Lapa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peru | 7,149 | 1:4,446 | 728 |
| India | 4,459 | 1:172,026 | 10,618 |
| Brazil | 4,302 | 1:49,762 | 1,929 |
| Portugal | 2,651 | 1:3,930 | 456 |
| Russia | 2,138 | 1:67,410 | 8,748 |
| Ukraine | 2,048 | 1:22,228 | 3,133 |
| Philippines | 1,041 | 1:97,251 | 16,937 |
| Papua New Guinea | 936 | 1:8,711 | 675 |
| Thailand | 636 | 1:111,067 | 16,290 |
| United States | 518 | 1:699,728 | 55,357 |
| Cameroon | 403 | 1:51,536 | 6,738 |
| Indonesia | 310 | 1:426,610 | 35,763 |
| Latvia | 203 | 1:10,099 | 1,482 |
| Belarus | 196 | 1:48,475 | 8,271 |
| Turkey | 189 | 1:411,754 | 24,802 |
| Albania | 154 | 1:18,922 | 3,274 |
| Romania | 149 | 1:134,751 | 14,596 |
| France | 138 | 1:481,324 | 67,982 |
| Argentina | 110 | 1:388,576 | 29,949 |
| El Salvador | 105 | 1:60,418 | 1,363 |
| DR Congo | 103 | 1:717,277 | 51,618 |
| Italy | 102 | 1:599,575 | 55,635 |
| Greece | 96 | 1:115,414 | 19,400 |
| Kazakhstan | 89 | 1:198,680 | 18,516 |
| Uganda | 66 | 1:591,504 | 31,661 |
| Canada | 63 | 1:584,851 | 48,473 |
| Nigeria | 52 | 1:3,406,592 | 101,701 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Mexico | 35 | 1:3,546,463 | 24,778 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Austria | 30 | 1:283,848 | 32,444 |
| Germany | 27 | 1:2,981,684 | 140,707 |
| Solomon Islands | 27 | 1:21,483 | 4,219 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Spain | 18 | 1:2,597,335 | 59,996 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Poland | 17 | 1:2,235,809 | 104,965 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Moldova | 11 | 1:323,761 | 25,884 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Transnistria | 4 | 1:118,675 | 12,470 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
The alternate forms: Lapá (2) are calculated separately.
Lapa (7,209) may also be a first name.
Lapa Demographics
Average Male Lapa Height
174.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lapa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lapa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﺑﻪ, Hindi: लप, Marathi: लापा, Oriya: ଲପ, Russian: Лапа) occurs more in Peru more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Lapá. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapa? popularity and diffusion
Lapa is the 19,049th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 252,487 people. The last name Lapa occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Lapa reside; 40 percent reside in South America and 25 percent reside in Andean South America. It is also the 76,132nd most widely held first name globally, borne by 7,209 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Peru, where it is borne by 7,149 people, or 1 in 4,446. In Peru it is most frequent in: Ayacucho Region, where 36 percent reside, Lima Province, where 28 percent reside and Junín Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Peru Lapa is found in 76 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent reside and Brazil, where 15 percent reside.
Lapa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Lapa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lapa surname grew 25,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lapa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Lapa surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (75%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Lapa last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the party.
The amount Lapa earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 20.89% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,336 per year; in South Africa they earn 16.87% less than the national average, earning R 197,556 per year; in United States they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning $44,556 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $54,623 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lapa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lapa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻻﺑﻪ | labh | - |
| Lapa in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲପ | lapa | 57.14 |
| ଲାପା | lapa | 23.81 |
| ଲପା | lapa | 14.29 |
| େଲାପ | elapa | 4.76 |
| Lapa in the Hindi language | ||
| लप | lapa | 50 |
| लापा | lapa | 44.44 |
| लपा | lapa | 5.56 |
| Lapa in the Marathi language | ||
| लापा | lapa | 50 |
| लपा | lapa | 50 |
| Lapa in the Russian language | ||
| Лапа | lapa | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lapa
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