Lopes


Lopes is a surname of Portuguese origin. It was originally a Patronymic, meaning Son of Lopo, itself being derived from Latin lupus, meaning wolf. Its Spanish equivalent is López, its Italian equivalent is Lupo, its French equivalent is Loup, and its Romanian equivalent is Lupu or Lupescu.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 72.6% of all known bearers of the surname Lopes were residents of Brazil, 8.4% of Angola, 5.2% of Portugal, 4.2% of Mozambique, 3.2% of Guinea-Bissau, 1.4% of Cape Verde, 1.0% of East Timor and 1.0% of France.
In Brazil, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average in the following states: