Lapides Surname

341,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,077 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Lapides Surname User-submission:

Originally from the Hebrew, lapidoth (husband of the priestess Deborah), meaning 'torch'.

Lapides Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7991:453,64138,803
Philippines1621:624,92766,730
Israel411:208,72320,048
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
France41:16,605,680368,153
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Lapides Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally from the Hebrew, lapidoth (husband of the priestess Deborah), meaning 'torch'.

- chandralapides

Lapides Last Name Facts

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

Lapides (Russian: Лапидес) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapides? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 341,074th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,766,524 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Lapides reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 799 people, or 1 in 453,641. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 20 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 15 percent are found and Israel, where 4 percent are found.

Lapides Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lapides surname are 2.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lapides earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 26.74% more than the national average, earning $54,689 USD per year and in Canada they earn 49.67% more than the national average, earning $74,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapidese934/
Lapide92131/
Lapidez862,164/
Lapidge86226/
Lapidis86103/
Lapidea8611/
Lapedes8611/
Lapydes861/
Lapaide861/
Lapiede860/
Laspidea8055/
Laspidis806/
Liapidis804/
Lapisdea801/
Lapaidis801/
Lapidist801/
Lapidiez801/
Lapida77366/
Lapidi7757/
Lapidy770/
Liappidis752/
Lopedes71243/
Lepidis7178/
Lapedis7140/
Lapidiz7110/
Lapedez715/
Lapeade714/
Laspede712/
Lapidic711/
Lepedes711/
Loupidis678/
Lapiddic674/
Laspydys672/

Lapides Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lapides in the Russian language
Лапидесlapides-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Lapides
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis