Lapawan Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Thailand

Lapawan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapawan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines431:2,354,377127,644
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790

Lapawan (34) may also be a first name.

Lapawan Last Name Facts

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

Lapawan has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lapawan.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapawan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,106,139th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Lapawan live; 100 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Lapawan is also the 1,775,424th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 34 people.

The surname Lapawan is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 2,354,377. In The Philippines Lapawan is primarily found in: Zamboanga Peninsula, where 60 percent are found, Northern Mindanao, where 21 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 12 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Thailand, where 46 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laphawan93118/
Lappawan931/
Lapaewan931/
Lapawon8611/
Lopawan861/
Lapawong80242/
Laphawong75160/
Lhapawong7517/
Lappawong755/
Leephawan754/
Lappaiwong715/
Lepavan711/
Lapphaiwong6744/
Lappavong634/
Laipaiboon595/
Lapphavong591/
Laiphaiboon562/
Lopaiboon502/

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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 Lapawan
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