Loape Surname

802,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 349 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Loape Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Loape Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2481:218,45822,930
Lesotho661:30,7965,791
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Loape (10) may also be a first name.

Loape Last Name Facts

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

The last name Loape has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Loape click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Loape? popularity and diffusion

Loape is the 802,733rd most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 20,881,220 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Loape reside; 90 percent reside in Southern Africa and 90 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 248 people, or 1 in 218,458. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Free State, where 87 percent live, Gauteng, where 6 percent live and Western Cape, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 9 percent live.

Loape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Loape has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Loape last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Loape Last Name Statistics demography

Loape earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.35% less than the national average, earning R 137,004 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loapet911/
Loaphe911/
Loapez911/
Loaper910/
Loap8918/
Loaephe838/
Laope80122/
Louap8041/
Loaip8035/
Loapi807/
Lohap805/
Loapa801/
Lohapech771/
Lahope731,016/
Leuape7322/
Loaipa7315/
Lóopez738/
Laopet733/
Loópez732/
Loheap731/
Loapha731/
Loapoa731/
Lhoapa731/
Laopea731/
Laopee731/
Laopes731/
Laoper730/
Lohapetch7113/
Laophet6772/
Laop6757/
Laopeth6731/
Lahoupe6718/
Laopech6717/
Loav6713/
Loab6710/
Laophie673/
Lohapai671/
Loayipa671/
Loaphio671/
Liaopei671/
Lhaopet671/
Laospee671/
Laophee671/
Hlaopet671/

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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 Loape
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