Lopata Surname

78,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Lopata Surname Definition:

(Polish) One who worked with a shovel.

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Lopata Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,5221:18,0502,473
United States1,2121:299,05927,613
Russia5791:248,91726,400
Belarus3331:28,5324,955
Czechia2651:40,1266,642
Brazil1801:1,189,30241,172
Germany1731:465,34940,819
Romania1221:164,57317,104
Moldova1071:33,2845,249
France1031:644,88183,663
Slovakia771:69,30513,442
Canada661:558,26746,632
Poland551:691,06859,060
Kazakhstan501:353,65028,520
Israel501:171,15317,369
England491:1,137,10353,999
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Austria251:340,61736,996
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Albania221:132,45711,174
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Uruguay111:311,97820,848
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Lithuania61:505,76519,342
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Lopată (34) are calculated separately.

Lopata (36) may also be a first name.

Lopata Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Polish) One who worked with a shovel.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from an ancestor's occupation) “Shovel” or “oar,” in Polish. It is a name often used by a baker. Other forms are Lopatnik and Lopatnikov.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from a Slavic word that means 'shovel'.

- gsuscalo

Lopata Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lopata (Russian: Лопата) is most common in Ukraine. It may also be found as: Lopată. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopata? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,636th most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,173,707 people. The last name Lopata occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Lopata are found; 62 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 52 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held forename globally. It is borne by 36 people.

Lopata is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 2,522 people, or 1 in 18,050. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Kiev, where 19 percent live, Kiev Oblast, where 12 percent live and Luhansk Oblast, where 11 percent live. Excluding Ukraine this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Lopata Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lopata has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lopata surname grew 20,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lopata Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lopata last name are 1.44% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 48.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lopata earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,731 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $50,130 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lopată9434/
Lopatta92237/
Lopataa922/
Lopaita921/
Loppata921/
Lopatha921/
Lopasta921/
Lopattha86159/
Lopato831,303/
Lopeta83974/
Lapata83628/
Lopate83163/
Lepata83102/
Lopati8392/
Lopaty8392/
Lopota8368/
Łopata8321/
Lopataitė804/
Lapatha77341/
Lapasta77199/
Lapatas77129/
Lapatau77121/
Lopatto77105/
Lephata77100/
Laspata7786/
Lopatyi7775/
Lopater7774/
Lapatta7754/
Liapata7743/
Loupaty7738/
Liopeta7721/
Lopatey7719/
Lopoeta7716/
Loupati7715/
Lopatti7711/
Lopatiy7710/
Lapaeta7710/
Lappata779/
Lopatho775/
Laupata775/
Lopatie774/
Luipata774/
Lapatah774/
Lopatio773/
Lepatai773/
Laapata773/
Lopatte773/
Lopotas772/
Lopaite772/
Lopotai771/
Lopatoi771/
Loupeta771/
Lopuita771/
Llapata771/
Lopetai771/
Lepatha771/
Loupate771/
Lapatay771/
Loupatty711,214/
Lopatich7146/
Lopatych7137/
Loppatto7130/
Liapatas7128/
Loupatti7124/
Lapatahu718/
Luopatty714/
Lopotash711/
Lopaster711/
Luopouta711/
Lepateau710/
Lepota673,660/
Lopeto671,088/
Lapati67692/
Lepeta67298/
Lopote67258/
Lapato67207/
Lapate67205/
Lapeta67189/
Lapota6771/
Lapaty6750/
Lapéta6738/
Lopoto6736/
Loupattyt672/
Lopoti671/

Lopata Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lopata in the Russian language
Лопатаlopata-

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