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Where Does The Last Name Lopez Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Lopez (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﺑﻴﺰ, Hindi: लोपेज, Marathi: लोपेझ, Russian: Лопез) occurs in Mexico more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: López, Lòpez, Lopéz, Lopèz, Löpez, Lôpez, Lopêz, Lõpez, Lópéz or Lópèz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopez? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 59^th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 811 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Lopez are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Hispano-North America. Lopez is also the 55,464^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 11,594 people.

Lopez is the most common last name in 2 countries: Guatemala, where 8 percent live and Nicaragua, where 2 percent live. This last name is most commonly used in Mexico, where it is held by 3,129,595 people, or 1 in 40. In Mexico Lopez is primarily found in: Chiapas, where 13 percent live, México, where 12 percent live and Oaxaca, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Mexico this last name occurs in 208 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 10 percent live and Guatemala, where 8 percent live.

Lopez Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lopez has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Lopez surname expanded 15,492 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 6,347 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 8,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lopez Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (56%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon and Christian (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lopez surname are 42.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.5% registered with the party.

The amount Lopez earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 9.13% less than the national average, earning €27,288 per year; in Norway they earn 23.56% less than the national average, earning 264,553 kr per year; in Peru they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,550 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.44% more than the national average, earning R 271,944 per year; in Colombia they earn 1.45% more than the national average, earning $23,032,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 15.7% less than the national average, earning $36,373 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.64% less than the national average, earning $46,384 CAD per year.