Lapua Surname
Approximately 561 people bear this surname
Lapua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 524 | 1:15,561 | 1,518 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
Lapua (439) may also be a first name.
Lapua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lapua (Arabic: ابوا, Oriya: ଲାପୁଆ) is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Lapua.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapua? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 564,325th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Lapua live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 93 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 409,203rd most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 439 people.
The surname is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 524 people, or 1 in 15,561. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 85 percent live, Northern, where 3 percent live and Madang, where 2 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 5 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laupua | 91 | 34 | / |
| Lampua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Laepua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Liapua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lappua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lyapua | 91 | 1 | / |
| Lamphua | 83 | 198 | / |
| Lapuhaa | 83 | 4 | / |
| Hlaepua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Lopua | 80 | 1,300 | / |
| Labua | 80 | 626 | / |
| Lapuo | 80 | 44 | / |
| Lapwa | 80 | 24 | / |
| Lavua | 80 | 9 | / |
| Lepua | 80 | 5 | / |
| Lopuha | 73 | 780 | / |
| Laebua | 73 | 313 | / |
| Lepuha | 73 | 230 | / |
| Laibua | 73 | 158 | / |
| Lapuos | 73 | 120 | / |
| Leabua | 73 | 57 | / |
| Lapuot | 73 | 38 | / |
| Laubua | 73 | 18 | / |
| Lavuah | 73 | 16 | / |
| Laybua | 73 | 11 | / |
| Latbua | 73 | 7 | / |
| Labuat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Lompua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Leipua | 73 | 3 | / |
| Lavuha | 73 | 2 | / |
| Liapwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Labuay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lapuoz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lapwai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Lapway | 73 | 0 | / |
| Lopuhaa | 67 | 39 | / |
| Leabuoa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Labuhai | 67 | 4 | / |
| Lopuhoa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liavwua | 67 | 1 | / |
Lapua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lapua in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲାପୁଆ | lapu'a | 92.31 |
| ଲାପୂଆ | lapu'a | 7.69 |
| Lapua in the Arabic language | ||
| ابوا | abwa | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Lapua
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