Liepa Surname

116,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Liepa Surname User-submission:

Comes from a Latvian word liepa, which means 'linden'.

Liepa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia3,1581:64939
Lithuania1911:15,8882,903
Russia1441:1,000,85577,167
United States1141:3,179,464183,182
England721:773,86242,299
India621:12,372,022220,417
Australia501:539,91440,287
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
France161:4,151,420237,746
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Liepa (62) may also be a first name.

Liepa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Comes from a Latvian word liepa, which means 'linden'.

- henrijs

Liepa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liepa (Russian: Лиепа) is most common in Latvia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Liepa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liepa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 116,948th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,849,631 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Liepa are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 1,246,114th most common forename worldwide, held by 62 people.

This last name is most widespread in Latvia, where it is borne by 3,158 people, or 1 in 649. In Latvia it is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 61 percent are found, Semigallia, where 21 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 11 percent are found. Not including Latvia this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Lithuania, where 5 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Liepa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (44%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Liepa last name are 24.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.97% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Liepa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $45,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.04% more than the national average, earning $60,635 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lihepa91219/
Laiepa9110/
Liepas919/
Lieppa913/
Lipa8921,760/
Lepa894,778/
Liejapa8367/
Liepach8338/
Lieyapa8316/
Liepaja833/
Lippa802,701/
Lipay801,416/
Lipat801,402/
Liepe801,395/
Leppa80708/
Lepas80609/
Lipai80567/
Lipha80544/
Lipau80384/
Lipah80277/
Lipaj80269/
Laepa80269/
Lepai80244/
Leipa80212/
Lipas80173/
Luipa80172/
Liopa80168/
Leepa80130/
Laipa8094/
Lepau8092/
Lipad8082/
Lyepa8059/
Lepea8056/
Lepay8054/
Liipa8050/
Lepat8041/
Lipșa8035/
Liepo8032/
Lepoa8025/
Loipa8024/
Lipfa8024/
Lepah8022/
Lipea8020/
Lipaz8017/
Lipep8017/
Lepha8013/
Lespa8013/
Lispa8012/
Lehpa8010/
Lipga8010/
Llipa808/
Lepga805/
Lepaj804/
Lihpa804/
Leapa804/
Llepa803/
Lepaa803/
Lepaz803/
Lipoa803/
Leypa802/
Liupa802/
Leupa802/
Lipap802/
Lhepa801/
Lipaa801/
Luepa801/
Lepșa801/
Lepad801/
Lhipa801/
Lieppaus776/
Liepaitė771/
Lippai732,058/
Lepaus73504/
Lepaja73417/
Lephay73314/
Lieppe73262/
Lippay73254/
Lehapa73252/
Lepuha73230/
Lespai73206/
Lipaus73176/
Lespay73133/
Lepach73112/
Liphai73111/
Loipha73104/
Lephai7399/
Leapai7389/
Leipai7379/
Lippad7378/
Lepais7364/
Lipaya7359/
Liyapa7356/
Liphad7344/
Lepeau7342/
Laipat7342/
Lephat7340/
Leepea7340/
Leiupa7334/
Liepis7329/
Lepaux7327/
Lepash7325/
Hlepas7325/
Lipach7323/
Laipha7322/
Lepaih7321/
Lipaih7321/
Liupay7321/
Lepeha7320/
Lepahe7320/
Luepha7319/
Leyapa7319/
Lepaya7317/
Loipat7316/
Lihpai7314/
Lieper7313/
Lespau7310/
Leepai7310/
Laipah739/
Leipau738/
Lipats738/
Lajipa738/
Lippas738/
Lipaph737/
Laepaa736/
Laaipa736/
Laipay735/
Laiupa735/
Laiipa735/
Leppas734/
Lijapa734/
Leipah734/
Leepha733/
Laipai733/
Liepys733/
Lejapa733/
Loipay733/
Lipaux733/
Loeppa732/
Lipeha732/
Lieppy732/
Leppea732/
Laipea732/
Liapea732/
Liepeu732/
Luippa732/
Laipad732/
Lioppa731/
Lipaić731/
Lipatz731/
Lippau731/
Liepod731/
Lespad731/
Leipha731/
Lechpa731/
Lephap731/
Lephas731/
Leapea731/
Loepga731/
Lliupa731/
Lipajs731/
Loyepa731/
Laihpa731/
Laippa731/
Lihipa731/
Leppat731/
Lepuoa731/
Lepacz731/
Lepast731/
Lepaut731/
Leypas731/
Leápai731/
Liupai731/
Lephau731/
Lephea731/
Lepatt731/
Leyipa731/
Luepea731/
Loyipa731/
Loiipa731/
Lidpad731/
Leppha731/
Lepeah730/
Lipash730/
Lippga730/
Lipi6728,512/
Lepe6721,034/
Lupa6711,305/
Lipe6710,627/
Lipy676,193/
Lepi673,150/
Lipo671,789/
Lepo671,230/
Lypa671,084/
Lepy67586/
Leppaus67322/
Lippaus67184/
Lípa67176/
Lepault67132/
Laiuppa6797/
Laiapea6776/
Lipautz6745/
Laiphat6736/
Liphaus6729/
Liepper6728/
Lespaux6727/
Lippach6723/
Lippatt6715/
Lephaus6714/
Lespeau6711/
Liyappa6710/
Lipă675/
Lieppys674/
Lippeat673/
Lepasch673/
Lephach672/
Liechpy672/
Lepeaud672/
Liepytė672/
Liephoi672/
Lipasch671/
Liauppa671/
Liephie671/
Leaphat671/
Layepay671/
Layepea671/
Leepeah671/
Lippaya671/
Lipý671/
Lliepez671/
Lipaitė671/
Laipaya671/
Lepé671/
Lepaitė671/
Leyopas671/
Ljpa671/
Laiphai671/
Leppatt670/

Liepa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Liepa in the Russian language
Лиепаliepa-

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