Lapim Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

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

Lapim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1191:68,5198,947
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Lapim (14) may also be a first name.

Lapim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lapim is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapim? popularity and diffusion

Lapim is the 1,428,594th most frequently used last name internationally, held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 79 percent of Lapim live; 79 percent live in Oceania Islands and 79 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Lapim is also the 3,024,661st most widespread forename internationally, borne by 14 people.

Lapim is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 119 people, or 1 in 68,519. In Papua New Guinea Lapim is most common in: East Sepik, where 71 percent reside, East New Britain, where 16 percent reside and Morobe, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Papua New Guinea this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 18 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laphim9198/
Lapaim911/
Lapiem911/
Lapime911/
Lapisme836/
Lappaim831/
Lapeime831/
Lapin8026,284/
Lapem8016/
Lopim8014/
Lepim802/
Lapina7331,840/
Lyapin7310,604/
Lappin736,098/
Laping732,800/
Laupin73291/
Lophim7389/
Lapien7383/
Laipin7362/
Liapin7334/
Laspin7320/
Lapion737/
Leapin735/
Lapeme734/
Lahpin734/
Leppim733/
Lapinn733/
Luipim732/
Leepim732/
Ladpin732/
Lopiem731/
Leapem731/
Latpin731/
Laphem731/
Lapint731/
Lappem730/
Lephim730/
Lyapina678,765/
Lapping671,066/
Lapienė67165/
Liapina67101/
Hlaping6773/
Liaping6730/
Lapinne6726/
Lappien6725/
Leapina676/
Laiping676/
Luiphim674/
Leaping673/
Laipina672/
Lappina672/
Laypina672/
Lappink671/
Lapn671/
Lashpin671/
Lapingh671/
Lapinng671/
Layping671/
Lapienn670/

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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
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  • 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 Lapim
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