Lapins Surname

197,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Lapins Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia1,6631:1,233105
United States2651:1,367,77094,877
Canada471:783,94961,790
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia371:729,61448,196
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Lapinš (8) & Lapiņš (5) are calculated separately.

Lapins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lapins has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can be found as: Lapinš or Lapiņš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapins? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 197,494th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,437,522 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Lapins reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Lapins is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is carried by 1,663 people, or 1 in 1,233. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 65 percent are found, Semigallia, where 13 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Latvia it occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Lapins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lapins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lapins last name rose 26,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lapins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lapins are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Lapins earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 52.9% more than the national average, earning $65,973 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $56,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapinš948/
Lapinsh9236/
Lappins9227/
Lapiņš895/
Lapinsch863/
Lepins8352/
Lapens836/
Lopins834/
Lapnse831/
Lepinsh7784/
Lapense7739/
Llepins7725/
Lappens775/
Leipins775/
Lapince773/
Lapinch771/
Hlopins771/
Loppins771/
Leppins770/
Lopns730/
Lapnz730/
Lopens6741/
Lapenz6716/
Leppens62559/
Lohpens6225/
Leupens6217/
Loppens622/
Loupens621/
Loopens621/
Lopince621/
Lopense620/
Leipynsh571/
Leuppens570/
Lopenz5042/
Lopnje501/
Lopnch501/

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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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  • 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 Lapins
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