Lapele Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lapele Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Indonesia191:6,960,484292,931
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

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 most common in Papua New Guinea. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lapele click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapele? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. Lapele occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Lapele reside; 54 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 54 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Lapele is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 34 people.

Lapele is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 173,483. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Enga, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and Argentina, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapelle92187/
Lapoele9214/
Lapeleh923/
Lapelee922/
Lapelei921/
Lapeleu921/
Lapehle921/
Lapeley920/
Laple919/
Lapelleh8629/
Laeppele861/
Lepele831,394/
Lopele83532/
Lapole83400/
Laphle83217/
Lapple83196/
Lapale8378/
Lapela8328/
Laiple8323/
Laphel835/
Lapile833/
Lapely831/
Lapleh831/
Leaple830/
Laipple77350/
Lepeule77258/
Lepeley77171/
Lapille7769/
Lephele7746/
Lapoile7739/
Lapalle7714/
Lapelis7714/
Lopeile7713/
Leipele7710/
Lappela779/
Leapole775/
Leepele774/
Liapole774/
Lapelia772/
Laphole772/
Lépeule772/
Leapela771/
Läppele771/
Loupele771/
Lopeley771/
Loppele771/
Lapelys771/
Lopelei771/
Leupele771/
Leapile771/
Leapple771/
Hlapale771/
Laupple770/
Lapiley770/
Laypole770/
Lapoley770/
Lople732/
Lapaille71332/
Loupelle7149/
Loppeler717/
Leapolea712/
Lopelech711/
Lapflleh711/
Laphalle711/
Llapalle711/
Lopeless711/
Laypalee711/
Lapelytė711/
Laepalea710/
Lapisley710/
Lepeli67430/
Lapila67245/
Lapali67239/
Lopole67201/
Lopela67195/
Lopale6770/
Lapili6752/
Lopeli6723/
Loople673/
Lopile672/
Lapail671/
Lapoly671/
Lapaly671/
Lepelé671/
Lopely670/

Lapele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lapele in the Oriya language
ଲାେପେଳlaepela-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lapele
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