Lopataru Surname

1,159,732nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Lopataru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lopataru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2041:98,42111,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Lopătaru (107) are calculated separately.

Lopataru Last Name Facts

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

Lopataru occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Lopătaru. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lopataru.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopataru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,159,732nd most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 35,376,436 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Lopataru live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Lopataru is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 98,421. In Romania Lopataru is most prevalent in: Tulcea County, where 28 percent are found, Buzău County, where 26 percent are found and Vaslui County, where 21 percent are found. Besides Romania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lopătaru96107/
Lopatar9357/
Lopotaru8876/
Lpatar861/
Laptaru80114/
Lopater8074/
Lapatar8071/
Lopotar8033/
Lopatro801/
Lpattar801/
Leopatri7526/
Liopatra754/
Lipattar754/
Leopatra753/
Lapatara751/
Lopitara751/
Lopitari751/
Laputaru751/
Labtar71374/
Lpatawari7187/
Loiputary714/
Liptar714/
Leptru711/
Leptar711/
Lpatariya711/
Laptar711/
Lpatra711/
Lopdar711/
Lepatre67172/
Lapatra67109/
Labatar6789/
Lopeter6762/
Lopatář6740/
Lopotro6716/
Labotar678/
Lipatra678/
Lpittar676/
Loptiro671/
Lobetar671/
Lopudar671/
Lopiter671/
Loputir671/
Lipatro671/
Lapadar671/
Lapitar671/
Leopeettar671/
Lepatro671/
Leptari671/
Laabtar671/
Lapatry671/
Lobator671/
Lobutar671/
Laptara671/
Leuptar671/
Libatar671/
Lopturo671/
Loppter670/
Lapatre670/

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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
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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 Lopataru
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