Lapita Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Lapita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Lapita (238) may also be a first name.
Lapita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lapita (Hindi: लपीता, Oriya: ଲପିତା, Russian: Лапита) is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Lapita click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapita? popularity and diffusion
Lapita is the 2,661,929th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Lapita occurs predominantly in Asia, where 74 percent of Lapita are found; 60 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 47 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Lapita is also the 580,229th most common forename globally It is held by 238 people.
Lapita is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 5,289,968. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: Bengkulu, where 68 percent live, West Kalimantan, where 20 percent live and Jambi, where 8 percent live. Besides Indonesia this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lapita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lapita in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲପିତା | lapita | 94.74 |
| ଲପିତାାଇଁ | lapitaa'im | 5.26 |
| Lapita in the Hindi language | ||
| लपीता | lapita | 50 |
| लपिता | lapita | 50 |
| Lapita in the Russian language | ||
| Лапита | lapita | - |
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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 Lapita
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