Lopu Surname

1,173,425th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 203 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lopu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lopu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea911:89,60111,921
Indonesia601:2,204,153134,948
Solomon Islands191:30,5286,049
India111:69,733,217610,955
Liberia111:400,77620,681
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lopu (147) may also be a first name.

Lopu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lopu (Marathi: लोपू) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Lopu.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopu? popularity and diffusion

Lopu is the 1,173,425th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 35,899,241 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 54 percent of Lopu live; 54 percent live in Oceania Islands and 45 percent live in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 760,591st most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 147 people.

The last name Lopu is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 89,601. In Papua New Guinea Lopu is most common in: Southern Highlands, where 30 percent are found, Morobe, where 29 percent are found and Gulf, where 27 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Lopu exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 9 percent are found.

Lopu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lopu has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lopu surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loput891,957/
Lopus89997/
Lopau89212/
Lopuz8976/
Lopuh8975/
Loupu8956/
Lopou8918/
Luopu899/
Lobpu891/
Lopeu891/
Lopuu891/
Lophu891/
Lopui891/
Lopuha80780/
Lopuch80333/
Loupou80230/
Loppus8057/
Loupus8019/
Luopou808/
Lopaus807/
Lopush805/
Lobphu804/
Lopouh804/
Lopuua803/
Lopuhs801/
Lopous801/
Loppou801/
Loupuz801/
Lopuhh801/
Louput801/
Loopus801/
Hlophu801/
Lophus800/
Lapu753,311/
Lepu75373/
Loopuyt73105/
Lospaus7324/
Loppuch736/
Loupouh733/
Loupoux731/
Lapuz6716,747/
Laput676,720/
Lapus671,596/
Lepeu67736/
Laupu67660/
Lapuh67510/
Lapou67139/
Lapau67115/
Lephu67115/
Lepau6792/
Lapui6768/
Lopuhova6759/
Lepuh6738/
Laphu6734/
Lappu6732/
Lopoo6728/
Lapeu6724/
Hlapu6724/
Lepuy6719/
Llapu6718/
Loopuijt6714/
Lapuy6710/
Laapu679/
Lopoe678/
Laspu676/
Llepu673/
Hlepu673/
Leepu672/
Lapux672/
Lyapu671/
Lapuu671/
Lapud671/
Lahpu671/
Lepuș671/
Liapu671/
Labpu671/
Lapfu671/

Lopu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lopu in the Marathi language
लोपूlopu55.56
लोपुlopu44.44

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Lopu
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