Lapala Surname
Approximately 247 people bear this surname
Lapala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 79 | 1:494,168 | 28,468 |
| India | 71 | 1:10,803,738 | 202,948 |
| Indonesia | 53 | 1:2,495,268 | 147,726 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Papua New Guinea | 20 | 1:407,686 | 53,132 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
Lapala (104) may also be a first name.
Lapala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lapala (Oriya: ଲାପଲ) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lapala.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapala? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,022,958th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname Lapala occurs mostly in Asia, where 51 percent of Lapala live; 32 percent live in East Africa and 31 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 925,156th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 104 people.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 494,168. In Uganda Lapala is mostly concentrated in: Lamwo District, where 29 percent reside, Pader District, where 29 percent reside and Kitgum District, where 23 percent reside. Besides Uganda Lapala is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 29 percent reside and Indonesia, where 21 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lapala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lapala in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାପଲ | lapala | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lapala
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