Lipya Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Lipya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lipya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia61:401,56710,578
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Lipya (12) may also be a first name.

Lipya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lipya occurs most in Namibia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lipya? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. Lipya is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Lipya live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Lipya is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.

The last name Lipya is most frequent in Namibia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 401,567. In Namibia it is most numerous in: Zambezi Region, where 67 percent reside, Kavango East Region, where 17 percent reside and Ohangwena Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Namibia Lipya is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 11 percent reside and The Philippines, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Laipya911/
Lipia80403/
Lupya8057/
Lipea8020/
Lipja808/
Lipyo803/
Lepya801/
Lispia7330/
Lippia7320/
Laipia737/
Lepyap734/
Laipea732/
Lipeha732/
Lipiah732/
Lipias731/
Lipjad731/
Lubpya731/
Luphya730/
Lippiat6722/
Lipoyio674/
Lepeiya674/
Lipehga674/
Lipiatt674/
Laipias671/
Lipiasz671/
Lupaiya671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Lipya
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