Lipu Surname

67,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,373 people bear this surname

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

Lipu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lipu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh5,4971:28,9901,885
Papua New Guinea5761:14,1561,354
DR Congo4581:161,30916,675
Brazil3531:606,44322,594
Indonesia2821:468,96938,728
Estonia501:26,4364,834
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Solomon Islands251:23,2014,555
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
India121:63,922,115578,870
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Tanzania101:5,294,16157,086
China51:273,464,31313,838
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
England11:55,718,059489,080
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

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

Lipu (7,116) may also be a first name.

Lipu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lipu (Hindi: लीपू, Oriya: ଲିପୁ, Russian: Липу) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may also occur in the variant forms: Lipú. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipu? popularity and diffusion

Lipu is the 67,491st most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 988,410 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 79 percent of Lipu reside; 75 percent reside in South Asia and 75 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Lipu is also the 76,775th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 7,116 people.

This last name is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is held by 5,497 people, or 1 in 28,990. Other than Bangladesh it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lipú921/
Liput89831/
Lipus89579/
Lipuš89414/
Lipau89384/
Lippu89193/
Laipu8992/
Lipou8941/
Lipui8911/
Lipeu8911/
Liupu8911/
Hlipu897/
Lizpu895/
Lipuy894/
Lipuz893/
Leipu891/
Lipup891/
Liepu891/
Lipuu891/
Liphut80851/
Lippus80307/
Leipus80278/
Lipusz80190/
Lipaus80176/
Lipput8015/
Leipau808/
Lipush808/
Lipaux803/
Lipout802/
Liepeu802/
Lipoud801/
Lipuch801/
Lippau801/
Lipouz801/
Lipeuh801/
Laiphu801/
Lipfou801/
Liphus800/
Lupu7553,315/
Lepu75373/
Lippaus73184/
Lipusch73140/
Lipautz7345/
Liphaus7329/
Lispuhs732/
Leiputė732/
Luiphut731/
Lepeu67736/
Lepus67452/
Lupau67279/
Lepou67161/
Lipphaus67130/
Lephu67115/
Luppu67112/
Lepud6793/
Lepau6792/
Lupui6772/
Leput6758/
Lepuş6743/
Lepuh6738/
Lippusch6726/
Lepuy6719/
Lupuh6713/
Lupuț6710/
Lupuj679/
Lipoe675/
Luepu674/
Lipoo674/
Lypou674/
Lippó673/
Hlepu673/
Llepu673/
Leepu672/
Lupeu672/
Lypus671/
Lepup671/
Lespu671/
Letpu671/
Lepuz671/
Hlupu671/
Lupuy671/
Lepuș671/
Ljpfu671/
Luphu670/

Lipu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lipu in the Oriya language
ଲିପୁlipu96.11
ଲିପୁାଇଁlipua'im2.66
ଲିଲୁlilu0.1
ଲିପୂlipu0.1
ଲିପିlipi0.1
ଲୀପୁlipu0.1
Lipu in the Hindi language
लीपूlipu62.5
लिपूlipu25
लिपुlipu12.5
Lipu in the Russian language
Липуlipu-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lipu
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