Lapenia Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Lapenia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapenia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Indonesia851:1,555,873103,724
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211

The alternate forms: Lapeñia (1) are calculated separately.

Lapenia (35) may also be a first name.

Lapenia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lapenia is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Lapeñia. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapenia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Lapenia live; 49 percent live in Southeast Asia and 46 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lapenia is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 35 people.

The surname Lapenia is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States Lapenia is primarily found in: Hawaii, where 64 percent reside, California, where 22 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Lapenia occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 46 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Lapenia Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lapenia surname are 37.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90.48% being registered with the party.

Lapenia earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning $52,456 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapeñia951/
Lapenias9322/
Laspenia931/
Laspenias883/
Lapegna86340/
Lapania8632/
Lopenia8618/
Lapinia8612/
Lapenya868/
Lepenia865/
Laponia864/
Lapenha863/
Lapenio861/
Lapponia802/
Laphonia801/
Lapiña772,291/
Lapiņa774/
Laphaniah755/
Laspinias751/
Lapanja71574/
Lapinha71144/
Lepania7173/
Lapinio7116/
Lapigna7115/
Lepenio7111/
Laponio716/
Lepinia715/
Lapinya713/
Leponia712/
Lopania712/
Lopinia712/
Lepenja711/
Lappanya67313/
Laipanya67154/
Laspinio679/
Laupanya671/

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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 Lapenia
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