Lapeau Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Lapeau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapeau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium181:638,70256,744
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Lapeau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lapeau occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Lapeau click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapeau? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most frequent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Lapeau live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

Lapeau is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 638,702. In Belgium Lapeau is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this surname is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Lapeau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lapeau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lapeau surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapea9141/
Lappea839/
Liapea832/
Laipea832/
Lapieu832/
Laphea832/
Lapeju831/
Lapeyu831/
Leapea831/
Lapauju775/
Lapheay771/
Lapeous770/
Lapia731,155/
Lapya73412/
Lopea73110/
Lapiu7392/
Lópea734/
Lapja731/
Lapetaje71196/
Lapetiya7110/
Lapetaji712/
Lapiad67494/
Lapyha67262/
Lappia6773/
Lapias6751/
Lapius6747/
Laspia6745/
Laphia6726/
Lapiah6716/
Lapija6716/
Luopea6716/
Lapihu6711/
Laipia677/
Lopieu675/
Lappya673/
Lapyah672/
Lapoju672/
Lapiuz671/
Loupea671/
Hlapia671/
Lapyad671/
Laipya671/
Liapia671/
Liapya671/
Lahpia671/
Lapyie671/
Lapiaz671/

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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 Lapeau
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