Lapisi Surname

741,235th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 389 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Lapisi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapisi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2551:212,46222,434
Lesotho1201:16,9383,631
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
England21:27,859,030389,889
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Lapisi (36) may also be a first name.

Lapisi Last Name Facts

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

Lapisi is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapisi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 741,235th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,734,051 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Lapisi are found; 96 percent are found in Southern Africa and 96 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly held given name worldwide It is held by 36 people.

It is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 212,462. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Free State, where 67 percent live, Gauteng, where 22 percent live and North West, where 4 percent live. Besides South Africa Lapisi is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 31 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Lapisi Last Name Statistics demography

Lapisi earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 64.73% less than the national average, earning R 83,808 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hlapisi92929/
Laphisi927/
Lapitsi921/
Lapisoi921/
Lapisa8394/
Lepisi8337/
Lopisi8319/
Lapusi837/
Lapise836/
Lapici831/
Lapischis805/
Lapisse7737/
Lapisay7714/
Hlapisa777/
Lapeisa774/
Lapissa772/
Lapizzi771/
Lyapisa771/
Hlapise771/
Lapizis771/
Lepeisi771/
Lapoise770/
Lepishoi71499/
Lapichis7115/
Lapisaya714/
Lappised713/
Lapichai711/
Lappises711/
Lephishi711/
Lapiesza711/
Lapesa67254/
Lapize6799/
Lapice6766/
Lopesi6755/
Lapuse6745/
Lophaisit6736/
Lapese6722/
Lopisa6714/
Lopizi6713/
Lapiza6712/
Lapphiset6710/
Lopise674/
Lopusi672/
Lappichai671/
Lopisy671/
Lapige670/

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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
  • 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 Lapisi
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