Lappe Surname
Approximately 4,567 people bear this surname
Lappe Surname Definition:
(German) A foolish person.
Lappe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,316 | 1:34,761 | 4,586 |
| United States | 1,461 | 1:248,090 | 23,626 |
| Brazil | 263 | 1:813,971 | 29,498 |
| Cameroon | 157 | 1:132,287 | 14,892 |
| France | 113 | 1:587,812 | 78,453 |
| Poland | 52 | 1:730,937 | 60,459 |
| Indonesia | 44 | 1:3,005,664 | 168,399 |
| Russia | 33 | 1:4,367,365 | 205,470 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Mexico | 22 | 1:5,642,100 | 30,806 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 140 | 1:358,705 | 27,299 |
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.
Lappe Demographics
Lappe Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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
Lappe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lappe in the Hindi language | ||
| लप्पे | lappe | - |
| Lappe in the Russian language | ||
| Лаппе | lappe | - |
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