Lupi Surname

25,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Malta

Lupi Surname Definition:

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

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Lupi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy15,2491:4,011400
United States9781:370,61232,878
Argentina8921:47,9194,044
Brazil6591:324,84712,512
Indonesia6431:205,67519,417
France5391:123,23318,675
Switzerland3331:24,6633,876
Portugal3301:31,5701,981
Venezuela2741:110,2343,886
Papua New Guinea2281:35,7624,262
Malta1321:3,260245
Tanzania1211:437,53430,427
DR Congo1091:677,79449,381
Honduras1061:83,1741,559
Canada871:423,51337,101
Albania861:33,8845,098
Croatia491:86,29814,514
England461:1,211,26256,182
Philippines441:2,300,869126,392
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Australia371:729,61448,196
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Uruguay311:110,70210,617
Israel301:285,25425,178
Malaysia281:1,053,36546,873
Greece211:527,60966,013
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Lupí (1) are calculated separately.

Lupi (3,553) may also be a first name.

Lupi 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

User-submitted Reference

Lupi is a surname of English and Brytthonic origin, meaning 'who comes from the wolves'. It has Roman roots.

The history of the surname derived from the term lupus used by the Romans in Britannia later adapted by the Britons and the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. Variant of Lupy, Lupie and Loopy.

It can also be found as a surname with different written forms in Europe: Lup or Lupu (Romania), Llupi (Albania), Lupić (Croatia), Lupik (Russia), Leuppi (Switzerland), Luppi or Lupo (Italy), Lopes (Portuguese), López (Spanish), Unt or Luup (Estonia), Lupyi (Ukraine), Loup (France), Lupisz (Netherlands) and Lupp (Germany).

It's in part derived from the Latin word lupus, which means 'wolf', and in part a medieval revival under the influence of ancient Germanic names formed with wulf (wolf).

- haydentmps

Lupi means 'wolves' in Italian.

- kalidyke

Lupi Last Name Facts

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

Lupi (Hindi: लूपी, Oriya: ଲୁପି, Russian: Лупи) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can also be found as a variant: Lupí. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lupi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,273rd most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 341,385 people. Lupi is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Lupi live; 75 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 73 percent live in Italic Europe. Lupi is also the 118,887th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 3,553 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Italy, where it is held by 15,249 people, or 1 in 4,011. In Italy Lupi is most common in: Lazio, where 24 percent live, Tuscany, where 23 percent live and Lombardy, where 17 percent live. Not including Italy it occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.

Lupi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lupi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lupi surname rose 5,753 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lupi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lupi last name are 0.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.67% registered with the party.

The amount Lupi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning €31,457 per year; in United States they earn 14.77% more than the national average, earning $49,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 74.75% more than the national average, earning $86,819 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lupí921/
Luppi8910,969/
Lupai894,869/
Lupei891,508/
Lupis891,480/
Lupoi89848/
Lupio89815/
Lutpi89668/
Leupi89652/
Llupi89425/
Lupyi89409/
Loupi89173/
Lupie89144/
Lupui8972/
Lupit8955/
Lupiy8941/
Lupiz8932/
Luspi8921/
Luphi8910/
Laupi897/
Lupid894/
Lupiš894/
Lupij893/
Liupi892/
Luepi891/
Hlupi891/
Loupis80418/
Leuppi80310/
Llaupi80244/
Lupich80180/
Luphai80125/
Lupais80119/
Lupish8098/
Laupie8096/
Loupit8079/
Luthpi8051/
Loupie8047/
Lutphi8033/
Luppit8029/
Loupai8029/
Luspai8026/
Louppi8018/
Lupaia8018/
Luppis8014/
Laupai8012/
Lušpai8012/
Liupei809/
Luppiz808/
Lupaiz807/
Lutpih806/
Laupui805/
Luphit804/
Luppie803/
Lluppi802/
Laupit802/
Luppio802/
Lauppi802/
Lupuis801/
Luuphi801/
Luphis801/
Lupiss801/
Lupoid801/
Hlupai801/
Hlupui801/
Loupoi801/
Lutpii801/
Liupai801/
Lupppi801/
Luspui800/
Lipi7528,512/
Lupa7511,305/
Lupe751,116/
Lupă75110/
Lupy7582/
Lushpai73376/
Lupoaia7371/
Lushpei7366/
Lupoits7349/
Lushpyi7349/
Loutphi7312/
Leuppie7311/
Louppis732/
Lushpiy731/
Luspaid731/
Lupuish731/
Louspiz731/
Laupuis731/
Glioupi731/
Luhypai731/
Lauphis730/
Lippi679,587/
Loupe673,252/
Luper673,050/
Lupea672,306/
Laupa671,552/
Luppa67950/
Lupes67617/
Lipai67567/
Leupe67465/
Laupe67380/
Loupy67371/
Loupa67308/
Luppe67297/
Lipei67272/
Lyupa67271/
Lupșa67206/
Lupey67203/
Luspe67199/
Lupaa67181/
Luipa67172/
Llupa67169/
Lupoy67145/
Lupșe67142/
Lupeș67131/
Lupez6796/
Hlupe6792/
Luppy6779/
Lupay6762/
Lupha6762/
Lupee6759/
Hlupa6745/
Laupy6734/
Lutpy6722/
Liphi6718/
Lipiy6717/
Lipyi6716/
Lupej6716/
Lipie6714/
Lipih6712/
Laupä6712/
Lupet6711/
Lipui6711/
Lhupa679/
Lupuj679/
Hlupý678/
Lipoi676/
Hlupá675/
Lipii675/
Louchpii675/
Lupeş675/
Loupý673/
Luepe672/
Lupoa672/
Liupa672/
Leupa672/
Loupá672/
Lupeu672/
Luppé672/
Lubpa672/
Luspy671/
Lipij671/
Lúpiz671/
Lupuy671/
Lupèa671/
Lupìa671/
Loupé671/
Loupí671/
Lyupe671/
Hlupy671/
Llupe671/
Luhpe670/
Luphy670/

Lupi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lupi in the Oriya language
ଲୁପିlupi-
Lupi in the Hindi language
लूपीlupi50
लुप्ईlupi50
Lupi in the Russian language
Лупиlupi-

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