Lupu Surname

10,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,315 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Lupu Surname User-submission:

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

Lupu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania41,0111:49050
Moldova5,6521:63030
Spain1,7291:27,0402,796
Ukraine1,1431:39,8275,748
Peru8711:36,4923,505
United States6711:540,17744,793
Russia2741:525,99747,940
Italy2541:240,77432,744
Canada2071:177,99817,780
France1951:340,62951,332
Greece1141:97,19116,372
England1131:493,08031,588
Ecuador1111:143,2966,987
Indonesia971:1,363,39493,839
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Transnistria691:6,8801,318
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
Sweden591:166,89411,603
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Papua New Guinea341:239,81532,925
Serbia301:238,16513,506
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
India241:31,961,058386,265
Austria231:370,23639,193
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Latvia181:113,89116,101
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Panama141:279,4476,847
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Norway111:467,48139,375
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Iceland31:126,6975,403
China21:683,660,78330,601
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Malta11:430,2723,380
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Lupú (2) are calculated separately.

Lupu (840) may also be a first name.

Lupu 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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Lupu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lupu (Hindi: लूपू, Marathi: लुपु, Oriya: ଲୁପୁ, Russian: Лупу) has its highest incidence in Romania. It can be rendered as a variant: Lupú. For other possible spellings of Lupu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lupu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,541st most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 136,688 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Lupu live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 281,708th most common given name worldwide, held by 840 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Romania, where it is held by 41,011 people, or 1 in 490. In Romania Lupu is most numerous in: Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent reside, Iași County, where 8 percent reside and Galați County, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Romania Lupu occurs in 75 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 11 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Lupu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Lupu surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Lupu surname are 10.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.15% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lupu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.24% less than the national average, earning €6,535 per year; in Peru they earn 18.04% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,887 per year; in United States they earn 9.79% more than the national average, earning $47,374 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.78% more than the national average, earning $53,548 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lupú922/
Laupu89660/
Lupou89503/
Luput89443/
Lupus89422/
Lupau89279/
Luppu89112/
Lupui8972/
Loupu8956/
Lupuh8913/
Liupu8911/
Lupuț8910/
Lupuj899/
Lupud897/
Luepu894/
Lupuz894/
Lupeu892/
Hlupu891/
Lupup891/
Lupuy891/
Luphu890/
Loupou80230/
Laupus80154/
Luppus80106/
Loupus8019/
Leupeu8012/
Laupau805/
Laupui805/
Hlupui801/
Louput801/
Loupuz801/
Luspus801/
Luputh801/
Lupuis801/
Luppud801/
Luspui800/
Lipu757,373/
Lupó7529/
Loupouh733/
Laupuis731/
Laupu'e731/
Luiphut731/
Loupoux731/
Lupuish731/
Lippu67193/
Lupoe6799/
Lipui6711/
Hlipu677/
Lipuy674/
Lobpu671/
Liepu671/
Lipuu671/
Lúpus671/

Lupu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lupu in the Hindi language
लूपूlupu-
Lupu in the Oriya language
ଲୁପୁlupu80
ଲୂପୁନାଏକlupuna'eka10
ଲୁପୁପୁିର୍lupupuir10
Lupu in the Marathi language
लुपुlupu75
लुपूlupu12.5
लूपुlupu12.5
Lupu in the Russian language
Лупуlupu-

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