Lapu Surname
Approximately 3,311 people bear this surname
Lapu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 1,727 | 1:76,577 | 8,166 |
| Papua New Guinea | 626 | 1:13,025 | 1,220 |
| Hungary | 272 | 1:36,089 | 3,932 |
| India | 204 | 1:3,760,124 | 104,250 |
| Philippines | 142 | 1:712,945 | 71,974 |
| France | 100 | 1:664,227 | 85,408 |
| Serbia | 58 | 1:123,189 | 9,202 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Cameroon | 30 | 1:692,302 | 50,404 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Lapu (1,488) may also be a first name.
Lapu Demographics
Average Lapu Salary in
South Africa
R 87,672
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Lapu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lapu (Hindi: लापु, Marathi: लपु, Oriya: ଲାପୁ, Russian: Лапу) is found most in Indonesia. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 135,700th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,201,011 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Lapu are found; 56 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 51 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 201,616th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 1,488 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,727 people, or 1 in 76,577. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 37 percent reside, South Sulawesi, where 32 percent reside and East Kalimantan, where 5 percent reside. Beside Indonesia this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent reside and Hungary, where 8 percent reside.
Lapu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Lapu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lapu surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lapu Last Name Statistics demography
Lapu earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 63.11% less than the national average, earning R 87,672 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lapu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lapu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାପୁ | lapu | 58.82 |
| ଲପୁ | lapu | 17.65 |
| ଲାପୁଗୁୁଆ | lapuguu'a | 5.88 |
| ଲପୁମଳିକ | lapumalika | 5.88 |
| ଲାପୁସଂ | lapusam | 5.88 |
| ଲାପୁମୁା | lapumua | 5.88 |
| Lapu in the Marathi language | ||
| लपु | lapu | 50 |
| लापू | lapu | 50 |
| Lapu in the Hindi language | ||
| लापु | lapu | 42.86 |
| लापू | lapu | 28.57 |
| लपू | lapu | 14.29 |
| लपु | lapu | 14.29 |
| Lapu in the Russian language | ||
| Лапу | lapu | - |
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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 Lapu
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