All around the world, Lupu (Lupu 
, לופו 
, Лупу 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name Lupu is characteristic of Romania, where it is quite a common epicene name, Reunion, where it is quite a common masculine name, and Moldova, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Romania, Italy, and India. More frequently, Lupu is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Lupu | Italy, Moldova, United States, Peru, Romania |
| לופו | Israel |
| Лупу | Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
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florea lupu Romanian member of Austrian empire council and lawyer, UA (b. 1864) |
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petre lupu Romanian politician (1920-1989), RO (b. 1920) |
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radu lupu Romanian pianist, RO (b. 1945) |
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| marin lupu RO (b. 1901) |
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| petre lupu actor, RO (b. 1946) |
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| smaranda b. lupu chess player (b. 1967) |
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| matei lupu Romanian politician from Moldova Nouă, Caraș-Severin County, RO |
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| neacșu lupu Romanian author |
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| florea lupu researcher |
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