Lumapat Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Lumapat Surname User-submission:

The Lumapat surname derives from the Tagalog word lumapat (lumalapat, lumapat, lalapat), which means 'tighten', 'fasten firmly', 'adjust to exact fit', also 'contact', 'touch'. Originally bearing the family name Calamba of Bohol province in the Philippines during the Spanish era, and as a consequence of Dagohoy revolt, they were forced to use an alias Lumapat as last name and migrated to the municipality of Tubigon, Bohol.

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Lumapat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines4401:230,08735,227
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479

Lumapat Surname Meaning

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The Lumapat surname derives from the Tagalog word lumapat (lumalapat, lumapat, lalapat), which means 'tighten', 'fasten firmly', 'adjust to exact fit', also 'contact', 'touch'. Originally bearing the family name Calamba of Bohol province in the Philippines during the Spanish era, and as a consequence of Dagohoy revolt, they were forced to use an alias Lumapat as last name and migrated to the municipality of Tubigon, Bohol.

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Lumapat Last Name Facts

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

Lumapat is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lumapat? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 672,867th most common last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. The last name Lumapat is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Lumapat are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 99 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The last name Lumapat is most frequent in The Philippines, where it is borne by 440 people, or 1 in 230,087. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Davao Region, where 41 percent reside, Central Visayas, where 29 percent reside and Northern Mindanao, where 11 percent reside. Other than The Philippines this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lumapa9237/
Lumapas865,120/
Lumapay861,103/
Lumapad8680/
Lumapaz8670/
Lomapat864/
Limapat862/
Lumappas801/
Lumopa77154/
Lomapa7710/
Lumapo774/
Lumapoy7152/
Lumapou7113/
Lumapos715/
Lomapay715/
Limophat67137/
Limopphat63116/
Lomopa626/
Lomapo621/
Lumopod5710/
Lumopoy575/
Limopphot5074/

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