Lopulalan Surname

210,752nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Lopulalan Surname User-submission:

Lopu means 'machetes' (a broad, heavy knife used as an implement and weapon) and lalan means 'road'.

Combined these two words refer to a person who opened pioneer road in war as a leader of troops to infiltrate the enemy line.

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Lopulalan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,7841:74,1317,948
Netherlands1671:101,12116,397
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Lopulalan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Lopu means 'machetes' (a broad, heavy knife used as an implement and weapon) and lalan means 'road'.

Combined these two words refer to a person who opened pioneer road in war as a leader of troops to infiltrate the enemy line.

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Lopulalan Last Name Facts

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

Lopulalan is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopulalan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,752nd most commonly held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,721,934 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Lopulalan reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia.

Lopulalan is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,784 people, or 1 in 74,131. In Indonesia Lopulalan is most frequent in: Maluku, where 73 percent are found, East Nusa Tenggara, where 8 percent are found and North Sulawesi, where 7 percent are found. Besides Indonesia Lopulalan occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 9 percent are found and France, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lopulalang9558/
Lopulalana9512/
Laopulalan954/
Lapulalan897/
Lapulalang8481/
Lapolalan7842/
Laplalin713/
Laplalne711/
Lepalalin671/
Lepalalina631/
Leboela Lynn571/
Loeblelin561/
Lebel Lian531/

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