Lipia Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Lipia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lipia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Lípia (1) are calculated separately.

Lipia (2,396) may also be a first name.

Lipia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lipia occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Lípia. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipia? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 722,496th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Lipia reside; 78 percent reside in Central Africa and 78 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 151,640th most numerous first name globally It is held by 2,396 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 315 people, or 1 in 234,538. Apart from The DR Congo Lipia is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 12 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lípia931/
Lispia9130/
Lippia9120/
Laipia917/
Lipiah912/
Lipias911/
Lippiat8322/
Lipiatt834/
Laipias831/
Lipiasz831/
Lupia805,648/
Lipio801,823/
Lepia8025/
Lipea8020/
Lipya809/
Lipja808/
Lypia804/
Lippiatt771,218/
Lippiapp774/
Lupiah73201/
Lupița7372/
Laipio7368/
Llupia7367/
Luppia7313/
Lispio735/
Lepias734/
Lepiah733/
Lephia733/
Lipeha732/
Laipea732/
Leppia732/
Loipio731/
Leipio731/
Laipya731/
Lupiay731/
Lipjio731/
Lipjad731/
Lippio731/
Lippiatts710/
Lespiat6716/
Lupayia677/
Lepiasz676/
Lipoyio674/
Lipehga674/
Lephias674/
Lepiacz671/

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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
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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 Lipia
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