Lappia Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sierra Leone
Highest density in:
Sierra Leone

Lappia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lappia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sierra Leone251:283,585406
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Lappia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lappia occurs more in Sierra Leone more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Lappia.

How Common Is The Last Name Lappia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lappia is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Lappia is predominantly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Lappia reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This last name is most numerous in Sierra Leone, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 283,585. Not including Sierra Leone this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Liberia, where 18 percent live.

Lappia Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lappia has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lappia Last Name Statistics demography

Lappia earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 58.57% less than the national average, earning $17,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapia911,155/
Lapiad83494/
Lapias8351/
Laspia8345/
Laphia8326/
Lapiah8316/
Lapija8316/
Lappea839/
Laipia837/
Lappya833/
Leppia832/
Lappio831/
Hlapia831/
Liapia831/
Loppia831/
Lahpia831/
Lapiaz831/
Laspias7776/
Lapajia7723/
Lapaiya775/
Loppiah772/
Laphias771/
Laipias771/
Lapagia771/
Lapuiya771/
Lapya73412/
Lapio73324/
Lopia73236/
Lapea7341/
Lepia7325/
Lapja731/
Lapyha67262/
Laapio67122/
Loupia6778/
Lapios6775/
Laipio6768/
Lapeau6719/
Lephia673/
Lepiah673/
Lopias673/
Lapgio673/
Liapea672/
Laphea672/
Lophia672/
Laipea672/
Lapyah672/
Loppio672/
Liapya671/
Leapea671/
Lopiaz671/
Lopiah671/
Lapiho671/
Lapyad671/
Laphio671/
Laipya671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lappia
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