Laptevs Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Laptevs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Laptevs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia421:48,8117,408
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Laptevs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Laptevs is found in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Laptevs? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,944,094th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Laptevs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Laptevs reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Latvia, where it is held by 42 people, or 1 in 48,811. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Riga Planning Region, where 76 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 17 percent are found and Semigallia, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Latvia it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laptev9230,059/
Lapteva8631,233/
Laptiev86253/
Lapteev8663/
Lapteiv861/
Lapptev861/
Laptteva801/
Lyapteva801/
Loptev77301/
Laptew7770/
Laptiv7719/
Laptyv779/
Lopteva71301/
Lapteff7130/
Hloptev7116/
Laptyov717/
Lavteev711/
Lápteva711/
Hlopteva6712/
Laptěvová632/
Loptiv621/
Lobtev621/
Lobteva571/
Laibteef532/

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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
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  • 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 Laptevs
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