Around the world, Lappen (Lap 
, Laper 
, Lappen 
) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently girly forename. The forename Lappen is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common boy's name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely girly name, and Vietnam, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Vietnam, Hong Kong, and the United States. Also, Lappen is the last name as well as the forename.