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 surname Lapu (Hindi: लापु, Marathi: लपु, Oriya: ଲାପୁ, Russian: Лапу) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Lapu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lapu is the 135,700th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,201,011 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 62 percent of Lapu live; 56 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 201,616th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 1,488 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is carried by 1,727 people, or 1 in 76,577. In Indonesia Lapu is primarily found in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 37 percent are found, South Sulawesi, where 32 percent are found and East Kalimantan, where 5 percent are found. Not including Indonesia it exists in 30 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 19 percent are found and Hungary, where 8 percent are found.

Lapu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lapu has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lapu surname decreased 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lapu
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