Lapu Surname

135,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lapu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lapu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,7271:76,5778,166
Papua New Guinea6261:13,0251,220
Hungary2721:36,0893,932
India2041:3,760,124104,250
Philippines1421:712,94571,974
France1001:664,22785,408
Serbia581:123,1899,202
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Lapu (1,488) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapuz8916,747/
Laput896,720/
Lapus891,596/
Laupu89660/
Lapuh89510/
Lapou89139/
Lapau89115/
Laipu8992/
Lapui8968/
Laphu8934/
Lappu8932/
Hlapu8924/
Lapeu8924/
Llapu8918/
Lapuy8910/
Laapu899/
Laspu896/
Lapux892/
Lyapu891/
Lapuu891/
Lapud891/
Lahpu891/
Liapu891/
Labpu891/
Lapfu891/
Lapous80317/
Lapphu80212/
Laupus80154/
Lappou8071/
Lapaut8067/
Lappus8028/
Lapoux8027/
Lapuch8027/
Laapui8025/
Lapeus8022/
Lapuhs8020/
Lapush8018/
Lapuzz8017/
Laspou8014/
Lapout8013/
Laputt806/
Lahapu805/
Laupau805/
Laupui805/
Labphu805/
Lapaux804/
Laphut804/
Liapeu802/
Hlaphu802/
Lleapu801/
Laypou801/
Leapeu801/
Lappuz801/
Lapuis801/
Lapauz801/
Laiphu801/
Liapou801/
Hlapfu801/
Laephu801/
Lapuuy801/
Lapouy801/
Lapput800/
Lapaus800/
Lepu75373/
Lopu75203/
Laphaut73357/
Lapeusz7350/
Lapusch7342/
Lappeus7331/
La'apui737/
Lyapush731/
Lapeush731/
Laphauh731/
Laupu'e731/
Laupuis731/
Liapeue731/
Liaspou731/
D'Lapuz731/
Lappaus731/
Leaputt731/
Lapuitz730/
Lappuis730/
Laphaus730/
Leapult730/
Loput671,957/
Lopus67997/
Lepeu67736/
Lopau67212/
Lapão67116/
Lephu67115/
Lapoe67109/
Lepau6792/
Lopuz6776/
Lopuh6775/
Loupu6756/
Lepuh6738/
Lapoo6725/
Lepuy6719/
Lopou6718/
Lapuhova6711/
Luopu679/
Llepu673/
Hlepu673/
Leepu672/
Lopui671/
Lopeu671/
Lopuu671/
Lepuș671/
Lophu671/
Lobpu671/
Leipu671/

Lapu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lapu in the Oriya language
ଲାପୁlapu58.82
ଲପୁlapu17.65
ଲାପୁଗୁୁଆlapuguu'a5.88
ଲପୁମଳିକlapumalika5.88
ଲାପୁସଂlapusam5.88
ଲାପୁମୁାlapumua5.88
Lapu in the Marathi language
लपुlapu50
लापूlapu50
Lapu in the Hindi language
लापुlapu42.86
लापूlapu28.57
लपूlapu14.29
लपुlapu14.29
Lapu in the Russian language
Лапуlapu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lapu
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