Lep Surname

253,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,560 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Lep Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lep Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea4111:19,8392,077
Vietnam3981:232,7791,024
Slovenia1251:19,9014,496
Romania1231:163,23516,981
Poland1201:316,74036,993
Cameroon731:284,50826,965
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Czechia331:322,22640,051
Netherlands321:527,72448,879
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
France231:2,887,944200,772
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Austria131:655,03358,041
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England51:11,143,612252,590
India51:153,413,076951,030
Cambodia51:3,097,4298,690
Botswana41:546,73222,624
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

The alternate forms: Lép (114) are calculated separately.

Lep (2,065) may also be a first name.

Lep Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lep (Hindi: लेप, Oriya: େଲପ) occurs in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Lép. Click here for other possible spellings of Lep.

How Common Is The Last Name Lep? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lep is the 253,428th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,671,504 people. The last name Lep occurs mostly in Europe, where 32 percent of Lep reside; 28 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 27 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Lep is also the 165,902nd most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 2,065 people.

It is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 411 people, or 1 in 19,839. In Papua New Guinea Lep is most numerous in: Southern Highlands, where 48 percent live, Western Highlands, where 15 percent live and East Sepik, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Papua New Guinea Lep occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 26 percent live and Slovenia, where 8 percent live.

Lep Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Lep are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 90% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lep earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.25% less than the national average, earning $35,704 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $46,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lép89114/
Lepe8621,034/
Liep869,669/
Lepp865,376/
Leap863,217/
Leps861,807/
Leep861,277/
Leip86334/
Lepš8647/
Lejp8619/
Hlep8614/
Lepf8613/
Leph8611/
Leup864/
Lehp864/
Løep862/
Ledp862/
Lepő861/
Lesp860/
Le807,542,572/
Leppe75662/
Leupp75539/
Leipe75345/
Lespe75321/
Leipp75286/
Lepps75150/
Leape75102/
Leipf7543/
Leeps7531/
Hleap7529/
Leips7524/
Lhept7520/
Lepfe7517/
Lepch7512/
Llepe759/
Leipz755/
Leaph754/
Lieph754/
Leepe754/
Lephe754/
Leapz753/
Leype753/
Hlepe753/
Leeph752/
Lepfh752/
Liepp752/
Leuph752/
Lezpe752/
Leipt752/
Leiph751/
Llepp751/
Leasp751/
Leitp751/
Liepė751/
Lleps751/
Ledpe751/
Hleup751/
Leaps750/
Leppz750/
Lei673,739,001/
Lee672,280,266/
Let67158,562/
Lie6750,006/
Lea6747,342/
Ley6727,224/
Leu6724,043/
Lev6711,153/
Les6710,374/
Leh678,408/
Lip673,340/
Ler673,129/
Led672,153/
Leb671,569/
Lle671,066/
Lepsch67470/
Hle67389/
Hlephe67311/
Lez67308/
Lej67274/
Lyp67182/
Leß67160/
Løe67139/
Leippe67131/
Leş67106/
Leș67101/
Lepova6773/
Lepová6759/
Leț6744/
Lge6729/
Leś6717/
Leţ6714/
Lhe6713/
Lje6712/
Leyppe6711/
Åle6710/
Leč677/
Leapeh676/
Lée675/
Leephe675/
Lahiep674/
Lepowa674/
Ljp673/
Leipch672/
Leaphe671/
Leipfe671/
Lêe671/
Leį671/
Leapch671/
L'E671/
Leí671/
Leï671/
Leň671/
Laheep671/
Leappe670/
Leipss670/
Leashp670/
Leepps670/

Lep Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lep in the Hindi language
लेपlepa-
Lep in the Oriya language
େଲପelapa-

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