Lapin Surname

20,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,284 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Lapin Surname Definition:

(Russian) One who had big feet.

Lapin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia21,5891:6,676846
United States1,6671:217,43221,152
Belarus6321:15,0332,405
Kazakhstan5371:32,9284,503
Slovakia2261:23,6133,892
France2221:299,20145,739
Uzbekistan1851:167,1857,160
Lithuania931:32,6305,699
Kyrgyzstan871:68,6519,181
Ivory Coast841:274,65810,624
Haiti821:130,2925,834
South Africa801:677,22149,167
Canada691:533,99444,923
Papua New Guinea571:143,04819,694
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Belgium481:239,51329,891
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Turkmenistan371:148,3543,025
Indonesia371:3,574,303189,798
Philippines371:2,736,168135,784
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Australia301:899,85754,700
Moldova301:118,71213,533
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England231:2,422,52489,093
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Romania201:1,003,89452,576
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Azerbaijan191:507,8499,707
Finland181:305,37222,464
Norway171:302,48730,120
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:748,64318,576
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

The alternate forms: Lapín (86) are calculated separately.

Lapin (816) may also be a first name.

Lapin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Russian) One who had big feet.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from a place name) There are a number of Polish and Russian communities called Lapin or, in Yiddish, Lapine. The name appears in both forms.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Lapin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lapin (Georgian: ლაპინ, Hindi: लपिन, Oriya: ଲପିନ, Russian: Лапин) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Lapín. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 20,770th most prevalent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 277,262 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Lapin are found; 63 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 62 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Lapin is also the 286,135th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 816 people.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 21,589 people, or 1 in 6,676. In Russia Lapin is most frequent in: Moscow, where 6 percent reside, Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 5 percent reside. Barring Russia this last name exists in 76 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Lapin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lapin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lapin last name expanded 3,031 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lapin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lapin last name are 7.16% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 53.93% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lapin earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.41% more than the national average, earning 382,096 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 190.86% more than the national average, earning R 691,200 per year; in United States they earn 27.57% more than the national average, earning $55,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.73% more than the national average, earning $58,492 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapín9386/
Lapina9131,840/
Lyapin9110,604/
Lappin916,098/
Laping912,800/
Laupin91291/
Lapien9183/
Laipin9162/
Liapin9134/
Laspin9120/
Lapion917/
Leapin915/
Lahpin914/
Lapinn913/
Ladpin912/
Lapint911/
Latpin911/
Lapn891/
Lyapina838,765/
Lapping831,066/
Lapienė83165/
Liapina83101/
Hlaping8373/
Liaping8330/
Lapinne8326/
Lappien8325/
Leapina836/
Laiping836/
Leaping833/
Lappina832/
Laypina832/
Laipina832/
Lashpin831/
Lapingh831/
Lapinng831/
Lappink831/
Layping831/
Lapienn830/
Lepin803,103/
Lopin802,257/
Lapyn802,017/
Lapen80216/
Lapim80151/
Lapön8016/
Lapne802/
Lépin801/
Lapinová77165/
Lapinova7723/
Lapinque771/
Lapyna732,350/
Leppin732,114/
Lopina732,089/
Lappen731,673/
Loping73351/
Loppin73346/
Leupin73290/
Lapeng73286/
Laupen73198/
Lepien73141/
Laapen73102/
Loupin7399/
Lopion7378/
Lapöhn7371/
Leepin7367/
Lapehn7349/
Lapent7338/
Lapenn7323/
Hlopin7312/
Lapeen7310/
Lopint739/
Lyopin737/
Lapoen737/
Laipen737/
Leipin735/
Lospin733/
Lapaen733/
Lyapyn733/
Lópina732/
Loopin731/
Liapne731/
Laypen731/
Lopien731/
Llepin731/
Leapen731/
Lapend731/
Lapeun731/
Laepen731/
Leypin731/
Loipin731/
Lhopin731/
Lyapinova713/
Llaipen67420/
Leppien67301/
Loupien67187/
Lappöhn67139/
Lapenne67119/
Loppion6771/
Laipeng6751/
Hlopina6734/
Lapnova6717/
Lapoehn6711/
Löpping6710/
Lepn6710/
Lyopina679/
Luoping677/
Hlapeng674/
Leiping672/
Lapenth672/
Loppien672/
Ladpeng672/
Loupina671/
Lopienė671/
Llaipén671/
Llaypen671/
Leypina671/
Loupion671/
Leapeng671/
Lapengh671/
Lopn671/
Lhapeng671/
Leyping671/
Hlapyna671/
Lopping670/
Lappaen670/
Lauphne670/

Lapin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lapin in the Georgian language
ლაპინlapin-
Lapin in the Hindi language
लपिनlapina66.67
लपीनlapina33.33
Lapin in the Oriya language
ଲପିନlapina66.67
ଲାପିନlapina33.33
Lapin in the Russian language
Лапинlapin-

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