Lup Surname

91,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Lup Surname User-submission:

This is a Romanian surname, denoting someone who resembles a wolf. It is derived from the word lup, meaning 'wolf'.

Lup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4,6471:4,321579
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Papua New Guinea951:85,82911,359
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Turkey461:1,691,77062,957
France301:2,214,091176,965
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Austria141:608,24554,975
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England101:5,571,806158,774
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
China31:455,773,85521,925
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Lup (1,307) may also be a first name.

Lup Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Romanian surname, denoting someone who resembles a wolf. It is derived from the word lup, meaning 'wolf'.

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Lup Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lup (Hindi: लूप, Oriya: ଲୁପ) is most common in Romania. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lup? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lup is the 91,206th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,388,104 people. The last name Lup occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Lup reside; 89 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 217,568th most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 1,307 people.

This last name is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 4,647 people, or 1 in 4,321. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bihor County, where 26 percent reside, Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 14 percent reside and Sibiu County, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania it occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside.

Lup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lup has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lup surname expanded 1,024 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lup Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Lup last name are 27.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Lup earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.68% more than the national average, earning $50,345 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.73% more than the national average, earning $62,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Loup864,567/
Lupp861,720/
Laup861,125/
Lupe861,116/
Lups86251/
Llup86244/
Luup86185/
Liup86103/
Hlup8651/
Luip867/
Lupz866/
Leup864/
Luph864/
Lupt864/
Lupì862/
Lutp862/
Lhup861/
Lupf861/
Lu8021,328,039/
Loupe753,252/
Leupp75539/
Leupe75465/
Laupp75417/
Laupe75380/
Luppe75297/
Luspe75199/
Lupșe75142/
Hlupe7592/
Loups7544/
Lyupp7525/
Liupt757/
Loupp755/
Lauph753/
Laups753/
Laupt752/
Leuph752/
Lupps752/
Liupś751/
Lupìs751/
Lyupe751/
Louph751/
Llupe751/
Lguph751/
Hlupz751/
Hleup751/
Loupz751/
Lutpz751/
Lutpp751/
Lutph750/
Luipt750/
Luhpe750/
Luipp750/
Liu6774,139,464/
Lou67845,855/
Lau67509,986/
Luu67480,317/
Lui6799,152/
Lux6750,036/
Leu6724,043/
Luz6723,989/
Luy6717,104/
Lyu6713,749/
Lut678,676/
Luh672,177/
Lus671,941/
Lub671,459/
Louppe67622/
Lupova67561/
Llu67485/
Lud67462/
Lauppe67425/
Luş67328/
Llaupe67239/
Luv67180/
Lupová6753/
Leuppe6726/
Luj6724/
Hlu6718/
Lyaupe6716/
Luš6712/
Luispe6710/
Lưu679/
Lhu678/
Lgu677/
Lupowa674/
Luň674/
Luț673/
Luí672/
Hluphe672/
Luá672/
Luý671/
Lleupe671/
Luî671/
Luș671/
Luthpe671/
Lutphe671/
Leupht671/
Laupsh670/

Lup Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lup in the Hindi language
लूपlupa-
Lup in the Oriya language
ଲୁପlupa-

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