Lapuwa Surname
Approximately 221 people bear this surname
Lapuwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 209 | 1:81,910 | 10,289 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
Lapuwa (10) may also be a first name.
Lapuwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lapuwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lapuwa is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lapuwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,104,724th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. Lapuwa is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Lapuwa are found; 95 percent are found in Southern Africa and 95 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Lapuwa is also the 3,684,242nd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.
It is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Excluding Malawi this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lappuwa | 92 | 1 | / |
| Latphuwa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lopuwa | 83 | 924 | / |
| Lapiwa | 83 | 88 | / |
| Lapiewa | 77 | 9 | / |
| Lopuwua | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lapueva | 77 | 2 | / |
| Lopuwat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lopuwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lapuhua | 77 | 1 | / |
| Lapushva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lyapueva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lopuwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Lepuva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lapowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lopuwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lapiva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lapeube | 62 | 391 | / |
| Lapieva | 62 | 43 | / |
| Llapiva | 62 | 3 | / |
| Lapoube | 62 | 2 | / |
| Lapoeva | 62 | 2 | / |
| Laapeube | 57 | 2 | / |
| Lopowo | 50 | 15 | / |
| Lapivo | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Lapuwa
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