Lopéz Surname

897,852nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 298 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Lopéz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lopéz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico671:1,852,63018,093
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Colombia321:1,492,94010,821
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Guatemala251:643,3075,137
Puerto Rico121:295,8452,647
Panama71:558,8949,437
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Lopez (8,983,626), Lopèz (67), Lópéz (5), Lopêz (3), López (55,092), Lòpez (1,161), Lôpez (8), Lõpez (1) & Lópèz (1) are calculated separately.

Lopéz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lopéz occurs more in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Lopez, Lopèz, Lópéz, Lopêz, López, Lòpez, Lôpez, Lõpez or Lópèz. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lopéz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 897,852nd most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 24,454,852 people. The surname Lopéz occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Lopéz live; 31 percent live in South America and 22 percent live in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 1,852,630. In Mexico Lopéz is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 30 percent live, México, where 12 percent live and Hidalgo, where 6 percent live. Beside Mexico this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 13 percent live and Venezuela, where 11 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lopez938,983,626/
Lopèz9367/
Lópéz935/
Lopêz933/
Lopé893/
López8755,092/
Lòpez871,161/
Lôpez878/
Lõpez871/
Lópèz871/
Lopiz8087/
Loppé8021/
Lopés8014/
Liopé803/
Loupé801/
Lopézová774/
Llopiz731,310/
Llopez73425/
Lopezz7397/
Loppez7378/
Loopez7375/
Lopeez7350/
Lopesz7325/
Lopezs7322/
Loipez7315/
Lopeaz7312/
Lhopez739/
Liopez739/
Loupez737/
Lopisz736/
Lopaiz736/
Lopexz734/
Lo'pez734/
Lopezx734/
L'Opez734/
Loĭpez733/
Lospez733/
Lopeiz732/
Liopiz731/
Lopehz731/
Lopezp731/
Lopiez731/
Llopíz731/
Lop'ez731/
Lopa6715,935/
Lope6713,227/
Lopy671,375/
Lopi671,035/
D'Lopez6714/
L'Lopez6711/
Lapé674/
Louspiz671/
Lochpez671/

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Footnotes

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