Lupa Surname

45,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,305 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lupa Surname Definition:

(Italian) A nickname, referring to the wolf, given to one who was voracious or fraudulent; dweller at the sign of the wolf.

Lupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland3,5241:10,7861,514
Bangladesh2,1631:73,6743,528
Tanzania1,2151:43,5734,949
United States6561:552,52945,649
Romania6001:33,4634,258
Peru5721:55,5674,543
Papua New Guinea4251:19,1851,963
Indonesia3311:399,54433,901
DR Congo2741:269,63325,289
Bolivia1951:54,4432,847
Ukraine1871:243,43732,119
Philippines1541:657,39168,667
Germany1201:670,87952,024
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Brazil1071:2,000,69563,541
Solomon Islands791:7,3421,144
France731:909,900105,096
Canada681:541,84745,466
Russia561:2,573,626147,394
England501:1,114,36153,243
Brunei371:11,3171,397
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Slovakia321:166,76429,092
Chile251:704,65916,160
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Austria151:567,69652,281
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Albania71:416,29417,617
India61:127,844,230863,365
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Georgia51:749,10921,598
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Lupă (110) are calculated separately.

Lupa (3,941) may also be a first name.

Lupa Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Italian) A nickname, referring to the wolf, given to one who was voracious or fraudulent; dweller at the sign of the wolf.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Lupa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lupa (Georgian: ლუპა, Hindi: लूपा, Marathi: लुपा, Oriya: ଲୁପା, Russian: Лупа) is carried by more people in Poland than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Lupă. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lupa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,855th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 644,630 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Lupa reside; 39 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 32 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. Lupa is also the 111,463rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 3,941 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Poland, where it is borne by 3,524 people, or 1 in 10,786. Excluding Poland this surname occurs in 71 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 19 percent live and Tanzania, where 11 percent live.

Lupa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Lupa has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lupa last name rose 65,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lupa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lupa surname are 8.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 61.35% registered with the political party.

The amount Lupa earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,444 per year; in South Africa they earn 14.02% less than the national average, earning R 204,324 per year; in United States they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $47,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.87% less than the national average, earning $43,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lupă92110/
Lupai894,869/
Lupea892,306/
Lupas892,105/
Laupa891,552/
Luppa89950/
Lupaz89713/
Lupač89377/
Luspa89324/
Loupa89308/
Lupau89279/
Lyupa89271/
Lupșa89206/
Lupaa89181/
Luipa89172/
Llupa89169/
Lupaș89143/
Lupaş89102/
Lupay8962/
Lupha8962/
Lupah8960/
Lupat8959/
Luzpa8946/
Hlupa8945/
Lhupa899/
Lgupa893/
Lupap892/
Lupoa892/
Liupa892/
Leupa892/
Lubpa892/
Luepa891/
Lupad891/
Lupèa891/
Lupìa891/
Ludpa891/
Lupach80837/
Lushpa80724/
Lupaya80628/
Loupas80398/
Luphai80125/
Lupais80119/
Lupaas80107/
Loupai8029/
Luspai8026/
Liupay8021/
Luepha8019/
Lupash8018/
Lupaia8018/
Lupeau8017/
Lyuppa8014/
Luppat8013/
Laupai8012/
Lušpai8012/
Luppah8012/
Luspaj8011/
Luspay8011/
Lupacz808/
Lupaiz807/
Laupau805/
Laupah805/
Lutpha804/
Lupșea804/
Lupaay804/
Laupas802/
Lušpaj802/
Lyupas802/
Luippa802/
Loupha802/
Lupeha802/
Luppay801/
Loupaz801/
Hlupai801/
Lliupa801/
Lupass801/
Lušpay801/
Loupea801/
Louppa801/
Hloupa801/
Laupaz801/
Lauppa801/
Lupats801/
Liupai801/
Luepea801/
Lupatt800/
Lupo7531,979/
Lipa7521,760/
Lupi7521,347/
Lupe751,116/
Lupy7582/
Lupó7529/
Lupò752/
Lupí751/
Lushpai73376/
Lushpay73278/
Lauppah73139/
Lupoaia7371/
Lushpat7333/
Louspas7323/
Luspajs732/
Luspaid731/
Luphaha731/
Liauppa731/
Lupashh731/
Lushpad731/
Laupaya731/
Luhypai731/
Loupaya731/
Luppi6710,969/
Liepa673,940/
Loupe673,252/
Luper673,050/
Lippa672,701/
Hlupo671,551/
Lupei671,508/
Lupis671,480/
Lipay671,416/
Lupoi67848/
Luppo67844/
Lupio67815/
Luspo67773/
Llupo67732/
Lutpi67668/
Lupos67654/
Leupi67652/
Lupes67617/
Lipai67567/
Lipha67544/
Lupou67503/
Leupe67465/
Llupi67425/
Lupyi67409/
Lipau67384/
Laupe67380/
Loupy67371/
Luppe67297/
Lipah67277/
Lipaj67269/
Lupey67203/
Luspe67199/
Loupi67173/
Loupo67149/
Lupoy67145/
Lupie67144/
Lupșe67142/
Lyupo67131/
Lupeș67131/
Lupot67130/
Lupho67127/
Lupoz67124/
Lupez6796/
Hlupe6792/
Luppy6779/
Lupui6772/
Lupee6759/
Lupit6755/
Laupo6754/
Lupiy6741/
Luupo6738/
Lipșa6735/
Laupy6734/
Lupiz6732/
Liupo6726/
Lipfa6724/
Lutpy6722/
Luspi6721/
Lipea6720/
Lupej6716/
Leupo6716/
Laupä6712/
Lupoh6711/
Lupet6711/
Luphi6710/
Lupatsch6710/
Lupop6710/
Lupuj679/
Hlupý678/
Llipa678/
Lupás678/
Laupi677/
Lupáč677/
Hlupá675/
Lupeş675/
Lupid674/
Lihpa674/
Lópea674/
Lupiš674/
Luepo673/
Lupij673/
Loupý673/
Loopa672/
Loupá672/
Lupeu672/
Luppé672/
Liupi672/
Lupuo671/
Luspy671/
Lipaa671/
Lupuy671/
Luzpo671/
Loupatch671/
Loupé671/
Loupí671/
Lyupe671/
Hlupy671/
Hlupi671/
Lhipa671/
Lubpo671/
Llupe671/
Luhpe670/
Luphy670/
Louphead670/

Lupa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lupa in the Hindi language
लूपाlupa-
Lupa in the Oriya language
ଲୁପାlupa93.75
ଲୁରାlura6.25
Lupa in the Marathi language
लुपाlupa71.43
लूपाlupa28.57
Lupa in the Georgian language
ლუპაlupa66.67
ლუფაlupa33.33
Lupa in the Russian language
Лупаlupa-

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