Lapela Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Finland

Lapela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Finland111:499,70030,478
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lapela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lapela occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapela? popularity and diffusion

Lapela is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 46 percent of Lapela reside; 46 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 46 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Lapela is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 10,173,015. In Indonesia Lapela is mostly found in: North Sulawesi, where 92 percent are found and Maluku, where 8 percent are found. Not including Indonesia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 39 percent are found and Liberia, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lappela929/
Lapelia922/
Leapela921/
Laphaela861/
Lapelash861/
Lapola83484/
Lapala83247/
Lapila83245/
Lopela83195/
Lapele8387/
Lepela8320/
Lapelo839/
Lapely831/
Lapolla772,743/
Lappala7790/
Laupola7769/
Loppela7732/
Lapalla7720/
Lapalia7719/
Lopelai7717/
Lapelis7714/
Lapilia779/
Ladpila777/
Lapilya776/
Lepaela776/
Lapalau775/
Lapiola775/
Lappola774/
Lappelo773/
Lapilas773/
Lapeleh773/
Lapelee772/
Lepiela771/
Lapeleu771/
Hlapola771/
Lephela771/
Laepala771/
Laphala771/
Lapelei771/
Laapala771/
Leppela771/
Lapehle771/
Lapelys771/
Lapalai771/
Llapala771/
Lapeley770/
Latphila7121/
Lapaaila7114/
Laippala7110/
Leppelya712/
Leapolea712/
Lephaela712/
Leppelia711/
Lapilhai711/
Lauppila711/
Lapelytė711/
Laepalea710/
Lopele67532/
Lapolo67407/
Lapili6752/
Lapilo6730/
Lopelo6730/
Lopeli6723/
Lapalo6721/
Lapile673/
Lopeló671/
Lepelo671/
Lopely670/

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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 Lapela
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