Lapidus Surname
Approximately 3,126 people bear this surname
Lapidus Surname Definition:
(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Lapidus is a Biblical name and became a family patronymic. Others interpret Lapidus as Latin lapides, a translation of Steiner (“stones,” in German). According to this latter interpretation the name would indicate the occupation of a stone mason or a gem engraver.
Read More About This SurnameLapidus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,677 | 1:216,135 | 21,040 |
| Russia | 462 | 1:311,955 | 31,662 |
| Israel | 313 | 1:27,341 | 3,976 |
| Argentina | 108 | 1:395,772 | 30,408 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Lithuania | 72 | 1:42,147 | 7,013 |
| Germany | 68 | 1:1,183,904 | 77,258 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Belarus | 40 | 1:237,526 | 28,656 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| South Africa | 36 | 1:1,504,936 | 77,557 |
| France | 33 | 1:2,012,810 | 168,616 |
| Brazil | 27 | 1:7,928,679 | 178,836 |
| Jersey | 22 | 1:4,509 | 908 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Lapidus (16) may also be a first name.
Lapidus Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from the name of a male ancestor) or (from an ancestor's occupation) Lapidus is a Biblical name and became a family patronymic. Others interpret Lapidus as Latin lapides, a translation of Steiner (“stones,” in German). According to this latter interpretation the name would indicate the occupation of a stone mason or a gem engraver.
Lapidus Demographics
Average Male Lapidus Height
174.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Lapidus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapidus Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lapidus (Russian: Лапидус) is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapidus? popularity and diffusion
It is the 142,374th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,331,269 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Lapidus are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held forename in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,677 people, or 1 in 216,135. In The United States Lapidus is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 26 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Florida, where 11 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 15 percent are found and Israel, where 10 percent are found.
Lapidus Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Lapidus last name are 43.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 96.62% being registered with the political party.
The amount Lapidus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.06% less than the national average, earning 304,328 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 70.5% more than the national average, earning R 405,168 per year; in United States they earn 30.26% more than the national average, earning $56,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.81% more than the national average, earning $66,980 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapidous | 93 | 25 | / |
| Lapiduss | 93 | 14 | / |
| Lyapidus | 93 | 1 | / |
| Lapidu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Lapidouse | 88 | 17 | / |
| Lapydus | 86 | 125 | / |
| Lapidos | 86 | 113 | / |
| Lapedus | 86 | 67 | / |
| Lapiduz | 86 | 31 | / |
| Lepidus | 86 | 11 | / |
| Lopidus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lapidou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Laspidou | 80 | 51 | / |
| Liapidou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Loupidus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lepedus | 71 | 37 | / |
| Laspydu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lapidoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Liopidou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loupeidou | 63 | 5 | / |
| Lăpăduş | 57 | 8 | / |
| Lepeduš | 57 | 6 | / |
| Lăpăduș | 57 | 2 | / |
Lapidus Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lapidus in the Russian language | ||
| Лапидус | lapidus | - |
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Lapidus Reference & Research
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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
- 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 Lapidus
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