Lappe Surname

103,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Lappe Surname Definition:

(German) A foolish person.

Lappe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,3161:34,7614,586
United States1,4611:248,09023,626
Brazil2631:813,97129,498
Cameroon1571:132,28714,892
France1131:587,81278,453
Poland521:730,93760,459
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Austria251:340,61736,996
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
India91:85,229,487684,495
England91:6,190,895170,599
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

The alternate forms: Lappé (38) are calculated separately.

Lappe (42) may also be a first name.

Lappe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) A foolish person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lappe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lappe (Hindi: लप्पे, Russian: Лаппе) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Lappé. For other potential spellings of Lappe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lappe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 103,039th most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,595,697 people. The last name Lappe occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Lappe live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 42 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,316 people, or 1 in 34,761. In Germany Lappe is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 66 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent reside and Bavaria, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Brazil, where 6 percent reside.

Lappe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lappe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lappe last name increased 1,044 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lappe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lappe surname are 22.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Lappe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.48% less than the national average, earning $39,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $50,278 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lappé9338/
Lapper91615/
Lauppe91425/
Lappie9175/
Lappey9123/
Lappee9119/
Lappea919/
Lappez919/
Lyappe918/
Lappes912/
Lappet912/
Laippe911/
Leappe910/
Lapp8912,350/
Lape898,738/
Lahuppe83124/
Laupper8379/
Liappes8336/
Leappes833/
Laippie831/
Lauppee830/
Leapper830/
Lapperr830/
Lippe805,147/
Lappa803,453/
Lappi802,281/
Lapez801,345/
Lapie801,033/
Loppe80741/
Leppe80662/
Lappy80529/
Lapip80488/
Laupp80417/
Laupe80380/
Laper80345/
Laspe80274/
Lapes80172/
Lapeš80150/
Lapep80145/
Lapei80111/
Lapee80108/
Leape80102/
Hlape8088/
Lapet8072/
Lõppe8060/
Lapey8058/
Lapps8047/
Lapea8041/
Latpe8025/
Lapeu8024/
Lapeh8012/
Liape8012/
Llape8012/
Löppe8010/
Laape808/
Laipe807/
Laped804/
Laphe803/
L'Ape802/
Lappí802/
Lapje801/
Laïpe801/
Laype801/
Lappá801/
Lapée801/
Laepe801/
Lapge800/
Hlapp800/
Lap758,996/
Lauper732,956/
Lappay732,414/
Leaper731,504/
Louppe73622/
Lapeer73332/
Lieppe73262/
Llaupe73239/
Laaper73208/
Loppes73190/
Lapets73174/
Liappi73133/
Leippe73131/
Liapes73118/
Laphet73113/
Laupie7396/
Loppez7378/
Liappa7373/
Loppie7370/
Lopper7368/
Lapech7361/
Lippey7347/
Laspee7342/
Laupet7338/
Lyaper7334/
Lasper7327/
Leuppe7326/
Leuape7322/
Lapeiz7322/
Leppee7321/
Lapetz7321/
Lippei7320/
Leyape7319/
Lappai7318/
Lapeap7318/
Lyaupe7316/
Layape7316/
Lapesh7312/
Lappis7312/
Lapeas7311/
Leyppe7311/
Luyape739/
Llappa736/
Leapeh736/
Löpper736/
Lahape734/
Lapieh734/
Laipey734/
Lajepe734/
Lappyt734/
Lhapip734/
Laspes733/
Lapeep733/
Lóppez733/
Liyape733/
Lippee732/
Lapher732/
Laphea732/
Laippy732/
Leppea732/
Laipea732/
Liapea732/
Liapeu732/
Läpper732/
Lauppi732/
Hlaphe732/
Laipei732/
Lapeee732/
Leaphe731/
Lapehe731/
Laphie731/
Lapihe731/
Lashpe731/
Leapes731/
Leppey731/
Lapest731/
Laupes731/
Liapeh731/
Leapea731/
Lioppe731/
Lajper731/
Lipphe731/
Llaspe731/
Hlappa731/
Lejape731/
Leapeu731/
Lappoa731/
Lape'e731/
Lapeet731/
Lauepe731/
Lauppa731/
Laippa731/
L'Aspe731/
Laupez731/
Lehape731/
Lujape731/
Lapaip731/
Laiper731/
Latpet731/
Lappha731/
Lappid731/
Lappio731/
Lapeth731/
Leapie730/
Lapett730/
Lapa6728,863/
Lepe6721,034/
Lope6713,227/
Lipe6710,627/
Lapi675,256/
Leap673,217/
Lopp671,903/
Laup671,125/
Laps67649/
Liappis67338/
Liap67328/
Laip67266/
Lapė67122/
Lapy6799/
Laiuppa6797/
Laiapea6776/
Leipper6775/
Lyap6762/
Lõpp6762/
Lapesch6748/
Laap6744/
Llap6735/
Latp6730/
Laph6726/
Lappich6717/
Lapetch6716/
Lapahie6713/
Llauper6713/
Lappitt6711/
Leuppie6711/
Lajp6710/
Laspeas6710/
Liyappa6710/
Hlap679/
Lapphit677/
Leippie677/
Lópe676/
Lyapets675/
Layopeh675/
Lappova674/
Leapher674/
Lapé674/
Lapt673/
Lapf673/
Lhap673/
Lapá672/
Layapie672/
Lapppay672/
Laiphet672/
Louppet672/
Lasp671/
Loopper671/
Liauppa671/
Lapheis671/
Lajappa671/
Layepea671/
Loupper671/
Laspets671/
Layaupe671/
L'Hoppe671/
Lospper671/
Lopphet671/
Layphet671/
Laphech671/
Lapheeh671/
Laupher670/
Lappuis670/
Laupfer670/

Lappe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lappe in the Hindi language
लप्पेlappe-
Lappe in the Russian language
Лаппеlappe-

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