Leipa Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lesotho
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Leipa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Leipa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lesotho1711:11,8862,657
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Leipä (6) are calculated separately.

Leipa (178) may also be a first name.

Leipa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Leipa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Leipa is found in Lesotho more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Leipä. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Leipa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,136,896th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 34,375,217 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Leipa are found; 84 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Leipa is also the 683,417th most widespread given name world-wide, held by 178 people.

Leipa is most widespread in Lesotho, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 11,886. In Lesotho it is most numerous in: Butha-Buthe District, where 74 percent reside, Mokhotlong District, where 22 percent reside and Maseru District, where 4 percent reside. Besides Lesotho it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and Tanzania, where 4 percent reside.

Leipa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Leipa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.65% less than the national average, earning R 136,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leipä936/
Leipai9179/
Leiupa9134/
Leipau918/
Leipah914/
Leipha911/
Leyipa911/
Lipa8921,760/
Lepa894,778/
Liepa803,940/
Lippa802,701/
Lipay801,416/
Lipat801,402/
Leppa80708/
Lepas80609/
Lipai80567/
Lipha80544/
Lipau80384/
Leipe80345/
Lipah80277/
Lipaj80269/
Laepa80269/
Lepai80244/
Lipas80173/
Luipa80172/
Liopa80168/
Leepa80130/
Laipa8094/
Leipi8094/
Lepau8092/
Lipad8082/
Liapa8081/
Lyepa8059/
Lepea8056/
Lepay8054/
Lepat8041/
Lipșa8035/
Lepoa8025/
Loipa8024/
Lipfa8024/
Lepah8022/
Lepip8022/
Lipea8020/
Lipaz8017/
Lepha8013/
Lespa8013/
Lispa8012/
Lehpa8010/
Lipga8010/
Llipa808/
Leipy806/
Lepga805/
Lepaj804/
Lihpa804/
Leapa804/
Llepa803/
Lepaa803/
Lepaz803/
Lipoa803/
Leypa802/
Leupa802/
Lipap802/
Lhepa801/
Lipaa801/
Luepa801/
Leipo801/
Lepșa801/
Lepad801/
Lhipa801/
Leipaitė771/
Leiper732,208/
Lippai732,058/
Lepaus73504/
Lepaja73417/
Lephay73314/
Leippi73271/
Lippay73254/
Lehapa73252/
Lepuha73230/
Lespai73206/
Lipaus73176/
Lespay73133/
Leippe73131/
Lepach73112/
Liphai73111/
Loipha73104/
Leapai7389/
Lippad7378/
Liappa7373/
Lepais7364/
Lipaya7359/
Liyapa7356/
Liphad7344/
Lepeau7342/
Laipat7342/
Lephat7340/
Leepea7340/
Lepaux7327/
Lepash7325/
Hlepas7325/
Lipach7323/
Laipha7322/
Lepaih7321/
Lipaih7321/
Lepeha7320/
Lepahe7320/
Luepha7319/
Leyapa7319/
Lepaya7317/
Liapas7316/
Loipat7316/
Lihpai7314/
Lespau7310/
Laiepa7310/
Leepai7310/
Laipah739/
Hliapa739/
Lipats738/
Lajipa738/
Lippas738/
Lipaph737/
Laepaa736/
Laaipa736/
Laipay735/
Laiupa735/
Laiipa735/
Leppas734/
Lijapa734/
Lieppa733/
Leepha733/
Laipai733/
Lejapa733/
Loipay733/
Lipaux733/
Leippy732/
Loeppa732/
Lipeha732/
Leipod732/
Leppea732/
Laipea732/
Luippa732/
Laipad732/
Lioppa731/
Lipaić731/
Lipatz731/
Lippau731/
Lespad731/
Leipfe731/
Lechpa731/
Lephap731/
Lephas731/
Leapea731/
Loepga731/
Lipajs731/
Loyepa731/
Lejipo731/
Leipei731/
Laihpa731/
Laippa731/
Leppat731/
Lepuoa731/
Lepacz731/
Lepast731/
Lepaut731/
Leypas731/
Leápai731/
Liapoa731/
Lephau731/
Lephea731/
Lepatt731/
Luepea731/
Loyipa731/
Loiipa731/
Lidpad731/
Leppha731/
Leipio731/
Lepeah730/
Leipie730/
Lipash730/
Lippga730/
Lapa6728,863/
Lipi6728,512/
Lepe6721,034/
Lipe6710,627/
Lipy676,193/
Lepi673,150/
Lipo671,789/
Lepo671,230/
Lypa671,084/
Lepy67586/
Leppaus67322/
Lippaus67184/
Lípa67176/
Liappas67137/
Lepault67132/
Laiuppa6797/
Leipper6775/
Liejapa6767/
Lipautz6745/
Laiphat6736/
Liphaus6729/
Lespaux6727/
Lippach6723/
Lieyapa6716/
Lippatt6715/
Lephaus6714/
Lespeau6711/
Liyappa6710/
Leippie677/
Lipă675/
Laepaya674/
Lippeat673/
Liepaja673/
Lepasch673/
Liphahe673/
Lephach672/
Lepeaud672/
Lipasch671/
Liauppa671/
Leipoid671/
Leaphat671/
Layepay671/
Layepea671/
Leepeah671/
Lippaya671/
Lipý671/
Lipaitė671/
Laipaya671/
Lepé671/
Lepaitė671/
Leyopas671/
Ljpa671/
Laiphai671/
Leppatt670/
Leisper670/

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Footnotes

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