Lopes

Lopes Meaning & Origin

About Lopes
The surname Lopes is of Portuguese origin and is derived from the Latin word "lupus," meaning "wolf." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Lopo or Lope. The name Lopes is fairly common in Portugal and is also found in other Portuguese-speaking countries.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Lopes is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Lopes: 18,310
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 1,976
  • Frequency per 100k people: 6.21

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Lopes based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Lopes is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
LPS
🗽 NYSIIS
LA
🔊 Soundex
L0102
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
L OW1 P S
🌐 IPA
/loʊps/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('LPS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
L120

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Lopes in Braille

Here's how to represent Lopes in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Lopes in braille

How to sign the name Lopes using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Lopes using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Lopes in sign language

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