Where Does The Last Name Lapua Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lapua (Arabic: ابوا, Oriya: ଲାପୁଆ) is found most in Papua New Guinea. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lapua? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Lapua is the 564,325^th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 12,990,278 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Lapua are found; 94 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 93 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 409,203^rd most frequently used first name globally It is held by 439 people.

This last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 524 people, or 1 in 15,561. In Papua New Guinea Lapua is mostly found in: Southern Highlands, where 85 percent are found, Northern, where 3 percent are found and Madang, where 2 percent are found. Besides Papua New Guinea it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 5 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.