Lapana Surname

1,177,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 202 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Lapana Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapana Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea481:169,86923,574
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
India71:109,580,769786,157
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Lapaña (150) are calculated separately.

Lapana (91) may also be a first name.

Lapana Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lapana (Hindi: अल्पना, Marathi: लापाना, Oriya: ଲପନା, Russian: Лапана) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lapaña. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapana? popularity and diffusion

Lapana is the 1,177,228th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 36,076,960 people. This last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 39 percent of Lapana are found; 24 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 24 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 998,282nd most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 91 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 169,869. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Southern Highlands, where 50 percent are found, Manus, where 25 percent are found and Bougainville, where 10 percent are found. Other than Papua New Guinea it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent are found and The Philippines, where 18 percent are found.

Lapana Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lapana surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lapana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.25% less than the national average, earning R 39,804 per year and in United States they earn 5.4% less than the national average, earning $40,820 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapaña94150/
Lapanga9247/
Lapaena9224/
Lapanna9221/
Lapayna9213/
Lappana926/
Lapagna926/
Laepana923/
Hlapana923/
Lapaina921/
Lapanah921/
Lapgana921/
Liapana921/
Leapana921/
Laphana920/
Lyapanga86206/
Ladpanna866/
Laaipana861/
Hlaphana861/
Lapheana861/
Lapani831,336/
Lapena83868/
Lapane83465/
Lepana83147/
Lapano8340/
Lopana8340/
Lapona838/
Latphanna80212/
Ladphanna809/
Lapangaja804/
Leapheana801/
Hlapane771,437/
Lapajne77807/
Lappano77484/
Lapanne77272/
Lapangi77148/
Lapanje77140/
Lapaine77131/
Lopanga7767/
Lapeano7744/
Leapano7740/
Laspona7739/
Lapagne7727/
Lapayne7725/
Lopanai7721/
Leupana7716/
Lopanaa7715/
Lapeani7714/
Llapanj7711/
Laponai779/
Lapanit778/
Hlapani777/
Lapango777/
Laphanh776/
Lappena776/
Lappani775/
Lapanis775/
Lapanoh775/
Lepaina774/
Lapaani773/
Lapanii773/
Laepena773/
Lephana773/
Lapaane772/
Lapatne772/
Lepeana772/
Laphano772/
Laponna771/
Lopanna771/
Laspaña771/
Laypane771/
Lapanes771/
Lapanip771/
Lapanny771/
Lapanyi771/
Lahpena771/
Lapaniy771/
Laphane770/
Lapange770/
Lapanohova752/
Lepheana714,336/
Laphanit71322/
Lapanich7145/
Lapainis7117/
Lahapani7112/
Laphangi715/
Lasponas715/
Lappanit714/
Lapanets713/
Lappangi711/
Lapainid711/
Hlaphani711/
Hlephana711/
Laipanit711/
Lapainet710/
Louphana710/
Lapainge710/
Lopena674,164/
Lopane67936/
Laiphanit67273/
Lopano67263/
Lapono67261/
Lepaña67248/
Lapone67220/
Laponi6736/
Lepena6723/
Laipanich6716/
Lepona6710/
Lapphanit6710/
Lopona675/
Lopani672/
Lapoña672/
Lapāne672/
Lachpatni671/
Lappanich671/

Lapana Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lapana in the Hindi language
अल्पनाalpana-
Lapana in the Oriya language
ଲପନାlapana70
ଲାପାନାlapana20
ଲାପନାlapana10
Lapana in the Marathi language
लापानाlapana50
लपनाlapana50
Lapana in the Russian language
Лапанаlapana-

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