Lapiya Surname
Approximately 34 people bear this surname
Lapiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Lapiya (145) may also be a first name.
Lapiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lapiya (Hindi: लपिया, Oriya: ଲପିୟା, Russian: Лапия) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Lapiya.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lapiya is the 3,373,373rd most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 214,339,586 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Lapiya live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 26 percent live in Chadic Africa. Lapiya is also the 766,399th most commonly held forename on earth. It is borne by 145 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Lapiya is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 75 percent are found, North Region, where 17 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 24 percent are found and Indonesia, where 18 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lapiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lapiya in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲପିୟା | lapiya | - |
| Lapiya in the Hindi language | ||
| लपिया | lapiya | 85.71 |
| लापिया | lapiya | 14.29 |
| Lapiya in the Russian language | ||
| Лапия | lapia | - |
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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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- 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 Lapiya
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