Lapp Surname
Approximately 12,350 people bear this surname
Lapp Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,386 | 1:49,074 | 5,950 |
| Germany | 2,744 | 1:29,339 | 3,864 |
| Canada | 801 | 1:45,999 | 5,650 |
| France | 700 | 1:94,890 | 13,821 |
| Estonia | 161 | 1:8,210 | 1,081 |
| Russia | 91 | 1:1,583,770 | 106,512 |
| Finland | 56 | 1:98,155 | 10,071 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| Venezuela | 42 | 1:719,145 | 12,108 |
| Hungary | 41 | 1:239,421 | 19,309 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Austria | 27 | 1:315,386 | 35,058 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 19 | 1:314,350 | 27,488 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 | 1:7,676 | 1,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ivory Coast | 4 | 1:5,767,808 | 55,416 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 44 | 1:553,986 | 29,025 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,261 | 1:39,824 | 4,683 |
Lapp (35) may also be a first name.
Lapp Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) A foolish person.
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'to mend'. It was a slur given to the Sami people because they would mend their clothes with brightly colored patches.
- Javan LappLapp Demographics
Average Lapp Salary in
United States
$43,589 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lapp Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapp Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lapp (Russian: Лапп) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Lapp click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapp? popularity and diffusion
Lapp is the 42,252nd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 590,085 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Lapp reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Lapp is also the 1,744,716th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,386 people, or 1 in 49,074. In The United States Lapp is primarily found in: New York, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Lapp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lapp has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 586 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 77 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lapp Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Lapp last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Lapp last name are 27.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.27% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lapp earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning $43,589 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $53,368 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lappe | 89 | 4,567 | / |
| Laupp | 89 | 417 | / |
| Lapps | 89 | 47 | / |
| Hlapp | 89 | 0 | / |
| Lap | 86 | 8,996 | / |
| Lauppe | 80 | 425 | / |
| Lyappe | 80 | 8 | / |
| Laippe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Leappe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Lape | 75 | 8,738 | / |
| Leap | 75 | 3,217 | / |
| Lopp | 75 | 1,903 | / |
| Laup | 75 | 1,125 | / |
| Laps | 75 | 649 | / |
| Liap | 75 | 328 | / |
| Laip | 75 | 266 | / |
| Lapė | 75 | 122 | / |
| Lõpp | 75 | 62 | / |
| Lyap | 75 | 62 | / |
| Laap | 75 | 44 | / |
| Llap | 75 | 35 | / |
| Latp | 75 | 30 | / |
| Laph | 75 | 26 | / |
| Lajp | 75 | 10 | / |
| Hlap | 75 | 9 | / |
| Lapt | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lapf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lhap | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lasp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lappova | 73 | 4 | / |
| La | 67 | 502,950 | / |
| Loppe | 67 | 741 | / |
| Leupp | 67 | 539 | / |
| Laupe | 67 | 380 | / |
| Leipp | 67 | 286 | / |
| Laspe | 67 | 274 | / |
| Lahap | 67 | 244 | / |
| Lağap | 67 | 133 | / |
| Leape | 67 | 102 | / |
| Hlape | 67 | 88 | / |
| Lõppe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Hleap | 67 | 29 | / |
| Latpe | 67 | 25 | / |
| Llape | 67 | 12 | / |
| Liape | 67 | 12 | / |
| Lapss | 67 | 10 | / |
| Laape | 67 | 8 | / |
| Laipe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Lapsz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Laaph | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lyaip | 67 | 5 | / |
| Loupp | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lopps | 67 | 5 | / |
| Leaph | 67 | 4 | / |
| Llaap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laups | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laaps | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laiph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laphe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lauph | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leapz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Laupt | 67 | 2 | / |
| L'Ape | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lachp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laipt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leasp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laapz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hliap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lathp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laitp | 67 | 1 | / |
| La'ap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laahp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laipz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laype | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laïpe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lapsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laphs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Leaps | 67 | 0 | / |
Lapp Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lapp in the Russian language | ||
| Лапп | lapp | - |
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