Lopata Surname
Approximately 6,209 people bear this surname
Lopata Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 2,522 | 1:18,050 | 2,473 |
| United States | 1,212 | 1:299,059 | 27,613 |
| Russia | 579 | 1:248,917 | 26,400 |
| Belarus | 333 | 1:28,532 | 4,955 |
| Czechia | 265 | 1:40,126 | 6,642 |
| Brazil | 180 | 1:1,189,302 | 41,172 |
| Germany | 173 | 1:465,349 | 40,819 |
| Romania | 122 | 1:164,573 | 17,104 |
| Moldova | 107 | 1:33,284 | 5,249 |
| France | 103 | 1:644,881 | 83,663 |
| Slovakia | 77 | 1:69,305 | 13,442 |
| Canada | 66 | 1:558,267 | 46,632 |
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| Kazakhstan | 50 | 1:353,650 | 28,520 |
| Israel | 50 | 1:171,153 | 17,369 |
| England | 49 | 1:1,137,103 | 53,999 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Argentina | 41 | 1:1,042,522 | 64,438 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Australia | 24 | 1:1,124,821 | 62,883 |
| Albania | 22 | 1:132,457 | 11,174 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Uruguay | 11 | 1:311,978 | 20,848 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 1:505,765 | 19,342 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Latvia | 4 | 1:512,512 | 30,386 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
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.
(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.
User-submitted Reference
This surname comes from a Slavic word that means 'shovel'.
- gsuscaloLopata Demographics
Average Lopata Salary in
United States
$48,731 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lopata Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lopata Come From? nationality or country of origin
Lopata (Russian: Лопата) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Lopată. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lopata? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 78,636th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,173,707 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Lopata live; 62 percent live in Eastern Europe and 52 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held given name internationally, borne by 36 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 2,522 people, or 1 in 18,050. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Kiev, where 19 percent reside, Kiev Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Luhansk Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Apart from Ukraine Lopata exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.
Lopata Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Lopata has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lopata surname grew 20,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Lopata Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (84%) in Russia, Orthodox (96%) in Belarus, Orthodox (50%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (79%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding 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 with the political 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
Lopata Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lopata in the Russian language | ||
| Лопата | lopata | - |
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Lopata Reference & Research
Lopata FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- 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 Lopata
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