Lapierre Surname

18,357th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,036 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Lapierre Surname User-submission:

A French surname; from la = 'the' (feminine) and pierre = 'rock'. Lapierre literally means 'the rock'. It comes from Old French name de la Pierre or "from the rock".

Lapierre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada13,8871:2,653322
France8,3661:7,940688
United States5,5881:64,8647,583
Haiti7191:14,8591,392
Belgium3541:32,4765,268
Ecuador1771:89,8645,938
Mauritius1511:8,5661,805
Chile1441:122,3374,402
Peru1431:222,2679,751
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
England551:1,013,05650,089
Argentina501:854,86855,754
Australia491:550,93340,757
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Paraguay241:301,5314,820
Singapore211:262,27211,611
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Austria121:709,62061,025
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Panama41:978,06412,245
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Lapierre (41) may also be a first name.

Lapierre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A French surname; from la = 'the' (feminine) and pierre = 'rock'. Lapierre literally means 'the rock'. It comes from Old French name de la Pierre or "from the rock".

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Lapierre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lapierre (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻻﺑﻴﺮ) occurs more in Canada more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapierre? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lapierre is the 18,357th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 242,627 people. The last name Lapierre occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Lapierre are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Gallo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, borne by 41 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Canada, where it is borne by 13,887 people, or 1 in 2,653. In Canada Lapierre is mostly found in: Quebec, where 81 percent reside, Ontario, where 11 percent reside and British Columbia, where 2 percent reside. Not including Canada this last name exists in 61 countries. It is also common in France, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 19 percent reside.

Lapierre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lapierre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lapierre surname expanded 3,854 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lapierre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lapierre surname are 5.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.06% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lapierre earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,980 per year; in United States they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $46,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.4% less than the national average, earning $42,528 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lappierre9431/
La'pierre944/
Lapierres942/
Lapierrie941/
Lapierrre941/
Lapiere93508/
Laperre93365/
Lapirre934/
Lepierre88293/
Lapeirre88112/
Lapperre8872/
Lopierre8810/
Lapierri888/
Lapierie883/
Lappiere882/
Lapieere882/
Lapierra882/
Laspiere881/
Lapeyrre881/
Lapietre881/
Laperrie880/
Lapier861,071/
Lapere861,038/
Lapire8632/
Leepierre822/
Lapeyre808,211/
Lapeire80489/
Lapaire80424/
Laparre80419/
Lapitre80243/
Leperre80199/
Lapoire80179/
Lapeere8088/
Lappier8031/
Laperge8030/
Lapaere8023/
Lapetre8021/
Lapeare8017/
Lepiere8017/
Lapière807/
Laperry806/
Laphier803/
Laperez803/
Lapiera803/
Laupere802/
Lopiere801/
Laphere801/
Lepirre801/
Laspier801/
Laperet801/
Lappere801/
Lapyere801/
Lapèrre801/
Laperra801/
Lapeure801/
Laupier801/
Laipire801/
Lhapere801/
Lapieri801/
Lapurre800/
Laspere800/
Laaspere7533/
Lapeyere755/
Leaperes754/
Laspeyre752/
Lauphier752/
Laperess751/
Lepeirre751/
Leppiere751/
Loperres751/
Lapourre751/
Loperrey751/
Leperrie751/
Lapieira751/
Lauphere750/
Lasspier750/
Lapira713,013/
Lapera712,752/
Lepere712,555/
Lepire711,406/
Lapare71252/
Lapure71215/
Laspeyres7180/
Lopere7166/
Laperi7139/
Lapère7139/
Lapery718/
Labpairee715/
Lapiri714/
Lahaperry714/
Lopier712/
Lapyre711/
Lēpere711/
Lappairee711/
Lapeira67979/
Lepeere67637/
Lepaire67189/
Loperez67187/
Lepoire67175/
Lapeyra67160/
Lapayre6799/
Lepeire6755/
Loopere6746/
Laaperi6734/
Laperie6729/
Lapairi6722/
Loperes6719/
Loupere6716/
Loepere6715/
Lapiris6713/
Lephere6712/
Lapaeri6711/
Leppere6710/
Lepirei6710/
Lapairy679/
Loperei678/
Lopiore675/
Le'pere675/
Leepere674/
Lyapyer674/
Laipare673/
Lapeyry673/
Llaperi673/
Lapjitr673/
Lapoure672/
Lepeyre672/
Lopaire671/
Lophire671/
Laphery671/
Hlapera671/
Llapira671/
Loperra671/
Lospier671/
Lapiyor671/
Lappare671/
Lappery671/
Lapaure671/
Lauperi671/
Lephire671/
Laphiri671/
Leepire671/
Llopier670/
Lapurie670/
Lapeary670/

Lapierre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lapierre in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻻﺑﻴﺮlabyr-

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