Lopes Surname

252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,123,251 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Cape Verde

Lopes Surname Definition:

“Son of the Wolf” in Portuguese. (Lupus in Latin.) Compare Wolff and Seeff.

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Lopes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1,536,7401:13920
Angola179,2471:15121
Portugal111,0301:9411
Mozambique93,9341:29042
Guinea-Bissau68,1311:253
Cape Verde29,0071:181
France21,8601:3,039199
East Timor21,5531:5619
United States17,9041:20,2452,557
Mexico7,7431:16,0311,354
India4,5641:168,06910,423
Spain3,1591:14,8001,686
Canada2,6691:13,8052,034
São Tomé and Príncipe1,9841:8916
Italy1,9631:31,1555,576
England1,9351:28,7953,889
Indonesia1,9171:68,9887,436
Switzerland1,6181:5,076753
Argentina1,5611:27,3822,296
South Africa1,4941:36,2644,639
Honduras1,0701:8,240585
Colombia9811:48,6992,495
Netherlands8751:19,3003,023
Germany8741:92,11211,557
Australia7141:37,8094,932
Belgium6871:16,7352,565
Luxembourg6621:87773
Nicaragua5751:10,471741
Russia5151:279,85129,034
Thailand5121:137,96621,460
Peru4741:67,0555,066
Philippines4391:230,61135,291
Venezuela4071:74,2113,085
Bolivia3291:32,2692,132
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Paraguay2701:26,803966
Suriname2301:2,403340
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
Ecuador1881:84,6065,798
Andorra1571:53479
Namibia1411:17,0883,038
Guatemala1311:122,7683,167
Guyana1251:6,0981,048
Senegal1211:120,4901,138
Israel1161:73,7739,034
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Sweden871:113,1818,121
Ireland791:59,6074,006
Cuba761:151,6153,669
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Uruguay731:47,0105,282
Japan721:1,775,61526,312
New Zealand711:63,7799,777
El Salvador651:97,5981,619
Chile641:275,2578,123
Bermuda511:1,280202
Norway471:109,41014,618
Ivory Coast451:512,69416,131
Denmark441:128,28911,616
Belarus431:220,95527,273
Malaysia411:719,37133,828
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Panama391:100,3143,825
China331:41,433,9872,228
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Jersey301:3,307613
Austria291:293,63633,260
Aruba281:3,696529
Bulgaria281:249,24713,126
Ukraine281:1,625,811125,303
Iceland271:14,0771,243
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
Finland201:274,83520,939
Trinidad and Tobago201:68,1995,276
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Wales171:182,03112,022
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Macau141:42,974357
Puerto Rico141:253,5812,469
Oman121:307,3314,704
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Congo101:498,91011,250
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Swaziland91:144,244719
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Belize71:50,7822,565
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Lithuania51:606,91821,375
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Comoros41:187,381421
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Malta41:107,5681,849
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Saint Barthelemy41:2,40444
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5631:89,1989,217

The alternate forms: Lópes (19), Lopés (14), Lopès (3), Lopês (2), Lòpes (2) & Lôpes (1) are calculated separately.

Lopes (17,685) may also be a first name.

Lopes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of the Wolf” in Portuguese. (Lupus in Latin.) Compare Wolff and Seeff.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

The baronet's family, of Portuguese extraction, and long resident in the island of Jamaica, settled in England in the last century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Spanish patronymic surname, whose original meaning is "son of Lope".

- aglb66

Lopes is a Portuguese surname equivalent to the Spanish López.

- blueoddish

This surname is a patronymic of the given name Lopo.

- mfariacastro

This surname means 'son of Lopo' in portuguese.

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Lopes Last Name Facts

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

Lopes (Hindi: लोपस, Marathi: लोपीस, Russian: Лопес) is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Lópes, Lopés, Lopès, Lopês, Lòpes or Lôpes. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 252nd most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,432 people. The last name Lopes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Lopes live; 73 percent live in South America and 72 percent live in Luso-South America. Lopes is also the 41,356th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 17,685 people.

It is the most commonly held last name in one country:Cape Verde, where 1 percent are found. The last name Lopes is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is held by 1,536,740 people, or 1 in 139. In Brazil Lopes is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 21 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 13 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 8 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname occurs in 166 countries. It is also common in Angola, where 8 percent are found and Portugal, where 5 percent are found.

Lopes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lopes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lopes surname grew 3,180 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,949 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lopes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (69%) in Russia and Orthodox (47%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Lopes surname are 44.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 97.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Lopes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 54.7% less than the national average, earning €13,604 per year; in Norway they earn 0.62% less than the national average, earning 343,925 kr per year; in Peru they earn 102.74% more than the national average, earning S/. 39,301 per year; in South Africa they earn 77.4% more than the national average, earning R 421,560 per year; in Colombia they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $23,995,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 0.12% more than the national average, earning $43,200 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.31% more than the national average, earning $53,813 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lópes9319/
Lopés9314/
Lopès933/
Lopês932/
Lòpes932/
Lôpes931/
Lopies91356/
Loppes91190/
Llopes91166/
Lopess9148/
Loopes9141/
Lhopes9137/
Lopees9136/
Lopese9130/
Lopesz9125/
Lopezs9122/
Loupes9120/
Lopesh9113/
Lopeis9110/
Lophes916/
Liopes915/
Lospes914/
Lopets913/
Lopesd913/
Loipes913/
Loepes912/
Lopest912/
Lojpes912/
Lopeas911/
Lope8913,227/
Loppies831,246/
Hlopets832/
Lopez808,983,626/
Loper8010,402/
Lopis805,428/
Hlope803,387/
Loupe803,252/
Loppe80741/
Loope80454/
Lepes80302/
Lospe80239/
Lapes80172/
Lopex80170/
Lopea80110/
Lopet8084/
Liope8083/
Lopej8069/
Lyope8064/
Lopec8053/
Lopey8037/
Lépes8027/
Lopei8026/
Lopie8024/
Lgope8022/
Llope8021/
Lopeň8010/
Loped809/
Lopee809/
Lophe808/
Lopfe806/
Lotpe805/
Lhope804/
Lopep803/
Lopeh802/
Lozpe802/
Lopys801/
Lopeu801/
Loipe801/
Lopppies774/
Lopesová772/
Hlophe7345,186/
Llopis7314,385/
Looper735,247/
Losper734,441/
Louppe73622/
Loupec73577/
Llopez73425/
Loupis73418/
Lopech73397/
Lepesh73384/
Lapets73174/
Loupee73153/
Liapes73118/
Lopezz7397/
Louper7388/
Lopejh7379/
Loppez7378/
Loopez7375/
Loppie7370/
Lopper7368/
Hlopec7359/
Lopeez7350/
Lophis7347/
Loupie7347/
Lepies7344/
Llopet7340/
Llepes7339/
Lhopis7334/
Lophet7334/
Loperz7328/
Lapeus7322/
Lapese7322/
Lopett7318/
Leppes7316/
Luopea7316/
Loipez7315/
Lapies7315/
Lopeaz7312/
Lapesh7312/
Loopey7311/
Lapeas7311/
Loupet7311/
Liopez739/
Lhopez739/
Loppis738/
Lapges738/
Loupez737/
Lopher736/
Hlopet736/
Lopisz736/
Lopais736/
Lopish735/
Loepez735/
Lohpee735/
Lohpet735/
Lhopet735/
L'Opez734/
Lopise734/
Lopexz734/
Loiper734/
Lo'pez734/
Lopezx734/
Laspes733/
Lospez733/
Loĭpez733/
Lopeer732/
Lappes732/
Liopis732/
Lopeiz732/
Lopehz731/
Lopezj731/
Lopezp731/
Lospis731/
Llopee731/
Leepes731/
Hloper731/
Lapest731/
Laupes731/
Lioppe731/
Lopeth731/
Lopiez731/
Lop'ez731/
Loupea731/
Loupex731/
Loupès731/
Lepehs731/
Hlopge731/
Lopeit731/
Luopei731/
Lodpet731/
Loopee731/
Lopios731/
Lospey730/
Lopice730/
Lopa6715,935/
Lape678,738/
Lopy671,375/
Lopi671,035/
Lappies6779/
Lapeusz6750/
Lapesch6748/
Lospice6737/
Liappes6736/
Lappeus6731/
D'Lopez6714/
L'Lopez6711/
Laspeas6710/
Lopetch679/
Lopheat678/
Lópe676/
Lyapets675/
Hlophei675/
Lohphet675/
Liophet674/
Lopé673/
Lapesse673/
Lhooper672/
Louppis672/
Louppet672/
Lohpech672/
Lochpez671/
Loopeer671/
Loopper671/
Lapeush671/
Lapheis671/
Loupper671/
Hloophe671/
Laspets671/
L'Hoppe671/
Lepeusz671/
Lepiesz671/
Lhopice671/
Hlopher671/
Lospher671/
Lospper671/
Lotphet671/
Lodphet671/
Lopaise671/
Lopeath671/
Lopphet671/

Lopes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lopes in the Marathi language
लोपीसlopisa82.28
लोपेसlopesa10.46
लोिपसloipasa3.45
लोपसlopasa1.23
लोपlopa0.62
लोपेजlopeja0.22
लोपेशlopesa0.11
Lopes in the Hindi language
लोपसlopasa50
लोपेसlopesa50
Lopes in the Russian language
Лопесlopes-

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