Lapani Surname

287,362nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Lapani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1,0721:15,9692,510
India2341:3,278,05795,326
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lapani (179) may also be a first name.

Lapani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lapani (Oriya: ଲପାନି) is carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapani? popularity and diffusion

It is the 287,362nd most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,454,750 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 81 percent of Lapani reside; 81 percent reside in Southern Africa and 81 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Lapani is also the 681,368th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 179 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,072 people, or 1 in 15,969. Not including Malawi it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 18 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Lapani Last Name Statistics demography

Lapani earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 27.87% less than the national average, earning R 171,408 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lapani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lapani in the Oriya language
ଲପାନିlapani-

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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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  • 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 Lapani
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