Lopatar Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Croatia

Lopatar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lopatar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

The alternate forms: Lopatář (40) are calculated separately.

Lopatar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lopatar occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Lopatář. Click here for further potential spellings of Lopatar.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopatar? popularity and diffusion

Lopatar is the 2,555,468th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lopatar reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 2,012,636. In Germany Lopatar is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 25 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 23 percent live. Excluding Germany it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 28 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

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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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