Lopera Surname

18,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Lopera Surname User-submission:

The Lopera surname originated from Andalusia, Spain.

It comes from the words lobo, meaning 'wolf', and pera, meaning 'pear' in Spanish.

Lopera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia20,8261:2,294432
Spain3,1281:14,9461,701
Philippines2,9111:34,7785,278
United States7701:470,72640,023
Uganda5021:77,7678,420
Ecuador3471:45,8384,546
Venezuela2581:117,0704,009
France1691:393,03457,995
Canada1051:350,91031,754
Brazil1011:2,119,54866,584
Peru721:441,44613,396
Australia601:449,92835,109
Argentina561:763,27551,263
England341:1,638,76668,634
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Panama221:177,8305,396
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Bolivia101:1,061,6434,908
Costa Rica91:531,1194,381
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Lopéra (1) & Lopèra (1) are calculated separately.

Lopera (62) may also be a first name.

Lopera Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Lopera surname originated from Andalusia, Spain.

It comes from the words lobo, meaning 'wolf', and pera, meaning 'pear' in Spanish.

- srlopera

Lopera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lopera occurs more in Colombia more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Lopéra or Lopèra. For other possible spellings of Lopera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Lopera is the 18,680th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 246,977 people. Lopera is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Lopera live; 73 percent live in South America and 71 percent live in Caribbean South America. Lopera is also the 1,246,114th most commonly occurring given name internationally, borne by 62 people.

This last name is most common in Colombia, where it is held by 20,826 people, or 1 in 2,294. In Colombia it is most common in: Antioquia Department, where 82 percent reside, Valle del Cauca Department, where 4 percent reside and Capital District, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Colombia Lopera is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 11 percent reside and The Philippines, where 10 percent reside.

Lopera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lopera has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lopera last name expanded 19,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lopera Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lopera last name are 41.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lopera earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 105.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,820 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.02% more than the national average, earning $29,744,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.38% more than the national average, earning $43,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.01% less than the national average, earning $32,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lopéra941/
Lopèra941/
Loperas9261/
Lopeira9233/
Loperaz925/
L'Opera921/
Loopera921/
Loperra921/
Loperay921/
Loupeira861/
Lepera832,812/
Lapera832,752/
Lopira83320/
Lopere8366/
Lopero8314/
Lopara8310/
Lopora838/
Loperi834/
Lopery833/
Loperj831/
Lophetrat8015/
Lapeira77979/
Lephera77279/
Lapetra77241/
Lopheri77200/
Loperez77187/
Lopperi77177/
Lapeyra77160/
Laperap7779/
Laperas7769/
Loopere7746/
Loperes7719/
Loupere7716/
Leppera779/
Loperei778/
Loperzo778/
Loipira774/
Loperot774/
Lapiera773/
Lepeira772/
Lapaera772/
Hlapera771/
Loperos771/
Loepero771/
Lepiera771/
Lepeera771/
Laepera771/
Ladpera771/
Laperra771/
Loperiz771/
Loperio771/
Lopiere771/
Lasperas7131/
Losperos7130/
Lopierre7110/
Loupeiro715/
Lopairat714/
Lohpehre714/
Loperech713/
Lapeyrad713/
Lapereau712/
Lapierra712/
Lapeitra712/
Lopeiree711/
Lopeirot711/
Loperres711/
Loperrey711/
Lopereth711/
Lepereau710/
Louphery710/
Lapira673,013/
Lapere671,038/
Lapara67632/
Loparo67456/
Lepora67247/
Lepara67167/
Lapora67101/
Laperi6739/
Lepero6730/
Loporo6720/
Lopiri6712/
Lepyra6710/
Lepira6710/
Lapery678/
Lapero673/
Laspeyras671/
Lepéra671/

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