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
Average Male Lappe Height
177.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Lappé. For other possible spellings of Lappe click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lappe? popularity and diffusion
Lappe is the 103,039th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 1,595,697 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Lappe are found; 54 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Lappe is also the 1,566,439th most commonly held given name on earth, borne by 42 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 2,316 people, or 1 in 34,761. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 66 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 7 percent are found and Bavaria, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Germany it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Lappe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lappe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lappe surname expanded 1,044 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lappe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Lappe surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Lappe last name are 22.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.57% registered to vote for the 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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