Lapatu Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Lapatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2211:598,41347,561
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lapatu (37) may also be a first name.

Lapatu Last Name Facts

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

Lapatu (Hindi: लपाटू, Oriya: ଲାପଟୁ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,101,507th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 32,826,783 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lapatu are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 37 people.

Lapatu is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 221 people, or 1 in 598,413. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: North Sulawesi, where 69 percent are found, Gorontalo, where 30 percent are found and Central Sulawesi, where 1 percent are found. Not including Indonesia it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapatau92121/
Lapatui925/
Lapatou921/
Lapatahu868/
Liapatou861/
Llapattu861/
Lepatu8359/
Lopatu831/
Lapatoo771/
Lapothu771/
Lepetu6754/
Lopetu679/
Lephotu624/
Lepetuh623/
Loupetu622/
Loipotu621/
Lepoutou571/

Lapatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lapatu in the Oriya language
ଲାପଟୁlapatu-
Lapatu in the Hindi language
लपाटूlapatu50
लपटूlapatu50

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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 Lapatu
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