Lapken Surname
Approximately 2,596 people bear this surname
Lapken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 2,536 | 1:6,750 | 973 |
| Zimbabwe | 58 | 1:266,177 | 28,032 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Lapken (813) may also be a first name.
Lapken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lapken (Russian: Лапкен) is found most in Malawi. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lapken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapken? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 166,677th most frequently used last name globally, borne by around 1 in 2,807,221 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Lapken live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lapken is also the 286,673rd most frequently held given name throughout the world, borne by 813 people.
The last name Lapken is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 2,536 people, or 1 in 6,750. Other than Malawi it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 2 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lapkoen | 92 | 330 | / |
| Lapkienė | 86 | 30 | / |
| Lapkin | 83 | 2,055 | / |
| Lapkyn | 83 | 155 | / |
| Lepken | 83 | 15 | / |
| Labken | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lapkina | 77 | 2,275 | / |
| Lyapkin | 77 | 617 | / |
| Lapkyna | 77 | 203 | / |
| Liapkin | 77 | 4 | / |
| Loepken | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lyapkina | 71 | 430 | / |
| Lappchen | 71 | 10 | / |
| Lappkina | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lepkin | 67 | 189 | / |
| Lavkin | 67 | 88 | / |
| Lopkin | 67 | 59 | / |
| Lapkim | 67 | 55 | / |
| Lepkyn | 67 | 20 | / |
| Lavkyn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Labkin | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lopcen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lapcin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lopkyn | 67 | 1 | / |
Lapken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lapken in the Russian language | ||
| Лапкен | lapken | - |
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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 Lapken
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