Lapon Surname

298,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,276 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lapon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia5421:244,00222,376
Papua New Guinea2251:36,2394,326
Philippines2051:493,84558,364
Thailand1391:508,19088,691
Belgium671:171,59223,333
United States601:6,040,982292,121
India81:95,883,173728,828
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
France51:13,284,544357,392
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Lapoń (39) are calculated separately.

Lapon (153) may also be a first name.

Lapon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lapon (Georgian: ლაფონ, Russian: Лапон) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Lapoń. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 298,377th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 5,711,243 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 56 percent of Lapon are found; 56 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 56 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Lapon is also the 743,570th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 153 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 542 people, or 1 in 244,002. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Papua, where 91 percent live, North Sulawesi, where 5 percent live and East Nusa Tenggara, where 2 percent live. Not including Indonesia Lapon exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 18 percent live and The Philippines, where 16 percent live.

Lapon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lapon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lapon surname rose 429 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lapon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lapon surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Lapon earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapoń9339/
Lapong91531/
Laphon91512/
Lapone91220/
Lappon91123/
Laepon9130/
Laipon9119/
Lapond9117/
Lapohn9117/
Leapon9112/
Lapoun9112/
Lapoen917/
Lapont915/
Lapoon914/
Laypon913/
Lyapon911/
Lapoin911/
Laupon911/
Lapoint833,386/
Laphong83613/
Lapphon83382/
Liaphon8398/
Lapotin8365/
Laphond8343/
Lappong8335/
Lapoten8315/
Lappohn8313/
Lapoehn8311/
Laposin8310/
Lappone839/
Laupong836/
Laipoon835/
Lapoine834/
Laephon833/
Lapogne832/
Lahpong832/
Lhapoon832/
Laupoon831/
Lapount831/
Lapoune831/
Laphone831/
Lhapong831/
Labphon831/
Lahppon831/
Lapoung831/
Leapong831/
Lapan803,996/
Lepon802,193/
Lapun80960/
Lapão80116/
Lopon8085/
Lapom8045/
Laponova77331/
Lappoehn7722/
Laposhyn7716/
Laphosin778/
Laphuong774/
Lapoitne771/
Lasphone771/
Lahaphon771/
Lasphonh771/
Leadpong771/
Leaspong771/
Leaupong771/
Leapoint770/
Lappoint770/
Lapang734,893/
Laphan731,730/
Lappan731,020/
Lapung73700/
Liapun73525/
Lapane73465/
Lapaan73234/
Lyapun73221/
Laipan73138/
Lopong73113/
Laupan7386/
Lapann7385/
Laphom7367/
Lephon7366/
Laypan7360/
Leypon7351/
Lohpon7351/
Lapant7346/
Lopoon7342/
Laspan7339/
Laphun7336/
Latpan7325/
Leepon7313/
Lapand7310/
Lopone738/
Lapune736/
Lopuon736/
Laapan736/
Lapoum735/
Lhapan734/
Leipon733/
Leppon733/
Lapfun732/
Loopon732/
Laepan732/
Laupun732/
Lapāne732/
Lospon731/
Laipun731/
Leapan731/
Laşpun731/
Llepon731/
Lappun731/
Lapaun731/
Lapeun731/
Lahpun731/
Ladpan731/
Lopond731/
Lodpon731/
Leponh731/
Lapunt730/
Lapoussin7144/
Leauphong712/
Hlapane671,437/
Laputin67603/
Lapatin67447/
Lapanne67272/
Laphang67255/
Lapasin67172/
Leiphon67149/
Lapasen6783/
Laphand6766/
Lappang6766/
Lappann6757/
Lapatyn6748/
Laputyn6743/
Laiphan6742/
Lophong6741/
Lauphan6737/
Lappung6733/
Lopphon6731/
Lopoten6730/
Lapagne6727/
Lapaten6723/
Lappahn6721/
Lopotin6720/
Leepoun6710/
Lapphun6710/
Laupang678/
Leephon678/
Laphanh676/
Liapounova675/
Laiphun674/
Loypoon674/
Lodphon674/
Lapusin673/
Laipang673/
Lapaane672/
Lapatne672/
Laphung671/
Lopoune671/
Laypane671/
Laypang671/
Lapatng671/
Hlapang671/
Loopong671/
Lopotyn671/
Loppone671/
Llappan671/
Lyappan671/
Liappan671/
La'apan671/
Lahphan671/
Laiphom671/
Leaphun671/
Hlaypun671/
Laphane670/
Laphant670/
Leipong670/
Llaphan670/

Lapon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lapon in the Georgian language
ლაფონlapon-
Lapon in the Russian language
Лапонlapon-

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