Laplin Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Laplin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laplin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Laplin (72) may also be a first name.

Laplin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Laplin (Russian: Лаплин) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Laplin.

How Common Is The Last Name Laplin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Laplin are found; 40 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 40 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,143,416th most widely held given name worldwide, held by 72 people.

The surname Laplin is most widespread in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 2,038,429. In Papua New Guinea Laplin is most frequent in: Enga, where 50 percent live, Hela, where 25 percent live and Western Highlands, where 25 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Laplin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Laplin has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Laplin last name decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lyaplin926/
Lapplin920/
Lapling920/
Lyaplina8694/
Lauphlin861/
Leapling861/
Leplin8324/
Loplin838/
Laplen837/
Laplne831/
Laplyn831/
Lopling777/
Laphlen770/
Loplien770/
Loplinne711/
Louphlin711/
Lhopplin710/
Leiplink710/
Laephloen67203/
Leplen672/
Loplen671/
Loplem5029/

Laplin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Laplin in the Russian language
Лаплинlaplin-

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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 Laplin
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