Lapele Surname
Approximately 87 people bear this surname
Lapele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Lapele (34) may also be a first name.
Lapele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lapele (Oriya: ଲାେପେଳ) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lapele.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapele? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 54 percent of Lapele live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 34 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Enga, where 100 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent live and Argentina, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lapele Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lapele in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାେପେଳ | laepela | - |
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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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- 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 Lapele
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