Lapiu Surname
Approximately 92 people bear this surname
Lapiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 72 | 1:113,246 | 15,376 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Lapiu (39) may also be a first name.
Lapiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lapiu is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapiu? popularity and diffusion
Lapiu is the 1,943,350th most common last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 78 percent of Lapiu reside; 78 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 78 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 39 people.
It is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 113,246. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Madang, where 93 percent are found and New Ireland, where 7 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 12 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapius | 91 | 47 | / |
| Lapihu | 91 | 11 | / |
| Lapieu | 91 | 2 | / |
| Lapiuz | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lapohiu | 83 | 17 | / |
| Lazpiuz | 83 | 10 | / |
| Lappius | 83 | 3 | / |
| Lyapius | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lopius | 73 | 51 | / |
| Lapeau | 73 | 19 | / |
| Lepeiu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Lopieu | 73 | 5 | / |
| Lapoju | 73 | 2 | / |
| Lapeyu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lepieu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lapeju | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lapyhus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lapauju | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ladpoju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lapeous | 67 | 0 | / |
| Lăpău | 60 | 35 | / |
| Lepeyu | 55 | 22 | / |
| Lopyuj | 55 | 1 | / |
| Leiphyu | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lapiu
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