Lupo Surname

17,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Lupo 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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Lupo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy16,3401:3,743355
United States7,6131:47,6115,778
Argentina1,4201:30,1012,535
Philippines1,0511:96,32616,785
France1,0161:65,3779,003
Israel9991:8,5661,339
Peru5701:55,7624,553
Brazil5271:406,21315,461
Canada3381:109,01111,697
Romania2961:67,8318,135
Germany2651:303,79431,034
Venezuela1681:179,7865,135
Belgium1671:68,84211,001
Nigeria1221:1,451,99055,913
Papua New Guinea1201:67,9488,868
England1151:484,50531,272
Switzerland1091:75,3488,812
DR Congo891:830,10857,152
Spain871:537,38026,266
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Uruguay701:49,0255,488
Australia661:409,02632,879
Luxembourg431:13,5012,808
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
India161:47,941,586492,263
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Malta41:107,5681,849
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Albania31:971,35222,477
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Belize11:355,4743,977
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1001:502,18735,305

The alternate forms: Lupó (29) & Lupò (2) are calculated separately.

Lupo (2,375) may also be a first name.

Lupo 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

Lupo is a surname of the Lenje tribe, meaning: gift.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

Lupo is a surname of the Nkoya tribe, meaning: gift from God.

The Names of Zambia (2019) by Simboma Mubita Lukama

User-submitted Reference

Derived from the Roman-Latin word for wolf (Lupus), the last name Lupo also derives it's meaning from its Latin origin.

- mlupo

Lupo Last Name Facts

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

Lupo (Russian: Лупо, Tibetan: ཀླུ་པོ།) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Lupó or Lupò. For other potential spellings of Lupo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lupo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,331st most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 227,885 people. The surname Lupo occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Lupo reside; 51 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 51 percent reside in Italic Europe. Lupo is also the 152,404th most frequently held given name worldwide, held by 2,375 people.

The surname is most frequent in Italy, where it is borne by 16,340 people, or 1 in 3,743. In Italy it is most numerous in: Sicily, where 36 percent reside, Apulia, where 16 percent reside and Lombardy, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Italy it is found in 85 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Argentina, where 4 percent reside.

Lupo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lupo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lupo surname rose 7,613 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lupo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Lupo last name are 6.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.1% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lupo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Italy they earn 25.96% more than the national average, earning €37,826 per year; in Peru they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning S/. 18,133 per year; in United States they earn 12.98% more than the national average, earning $48,749 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.74% more than the national average, earning $61,976 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lupó9229/
Lupò922/
Hlupo891,551/
Lupoi89848/
Luppo89844/
Luspo89773/
Llupo89732/
Lupos89654/
Lupou89503/
Loupo89149/
Lupoy89145/
Lyupo89131/
Lupot89130/
Lupho89127/
Lupoz89124/
Laupo8954/
Luupo8938/
Liupo8926/
Leupo8916/
Lupoh8911/
Lupop8910/
Luepo893/
Lupoa892/
Lupuo891/
Luzpo891/
Lubpo891/
Loupos80520/
Loupou80230/
Luspot80211/
Loupot8058/
Lushpo8057/
Lubpoo8047/
Laupot8026/
Hlupho8022/
Leupfo8018/
Luppoy8013/
Llupos8010/
Lyuppo809/
Laupos804/
Luppop803/
Leupho802/
Lupoid801/
Hluipo801/
Loupoi801/
Lupocz801/
Luposs801/
Luppoh801/
Laupod800/
Lupa7511,305/
Lipo751,789/
Lupă75110/
Lupoaia7371/
Lupoits7349/
Loupouh733/
Lupphoo732/
Loupoux731/
Louppos731/
Lubphoo731/
Lupas672,105/
Lippo671,612/
Laupa671,552/
Luppa67950/
Lupaz67713/
Lupač67377/
Luspa67324/
Loupa67308/
Lupau67279/
Lyupa67271/
Lupșa67206/
Lupaa67181/
Luipa67172/
Llupa67169/
Lupaș67143/
Lupaş67102/
Lupha6762/
Lupah6760/
Lupat6759/
Luzpa6746/
Hlupa6745/
Lipoh6736/
Liepo6732/
Lipuo6731/
Lhupa679/
Lupás678/
Lupáč677/
Lipoi676/
Hlupá675/
Llipo675/
Lipoo674/
Loopo673/
Lipho673/
Lgupa673/
Lupap672/
Liupa672/
Leupa672/
Loupá672/
Lupeu672/
Lubpa672/
Hlipo671/
Luepa671/
Lupad671/
Lupìa671/
Ludpa671/

Lupo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lupo in the Tibetan language
ཀླུ་པོ།lupo-
Lupo in the Russian language
Лупоlupo-

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Lupo Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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