Lepatu Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

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

Lepatu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lepatu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea581:140,58119,337
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Lepatu (18) may also be a first name.

Lepatu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lepatu (Oriya: େଲପଟୁ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lepatu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lepatu is the 2,506,728th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Lepatu is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of Lepatu are found; 98 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 98 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 140,581. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: National Capital District, where 48 percent live, Enga, where 28 percent live and Morobe, where 24 percent live. Apart from Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Australia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lapatu83222/
Lipatu8356/
Lepetu8354/
Lopatu831/
Lapatau77121/
Lapatui775/
Lephotu774/
Lepetuh773/
Lapatahu718/
Lepoutou711/
Liapatou711/
Llapattu711/
Lipotu67150/
Lopetu679/
Lephat'oe671/
Lipetu671/
Lapothu621/
Loipotu621/

Lepatu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lepatu in the Oriya language
େଲପଟୁelapatu-

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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
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  • 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 Lepatu
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