Chhophel Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bhutan
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Chhophel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chhophel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bhutan581:10,621359
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Chhophel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chhophel (Tibetan: ཆོས་འཕེལ།) occurs more in Bhutan more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chhophel.

How Common Is The Last Name Chhophel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chhophel is the 2,414,640th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. Chhophel occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Chhophel are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 92 percent are found in Tibeto-South Asia.

The last name Chhophel is most frequently used in Bhutan, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 10,621. In Bhutan Chhophel is primarily concentrated in: Thimphu District, where 40 percent reside, Samdrup Jongkhar District, where 14 percent reside and Paro District, where 10 percent reside. Beside Bhutan Chhophel occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chhosphel94100/
Chhoephel943/
Chophel932,027/
Chosphel88463/
Choephel88150/
Chhephel8839/
Choiphel886/
Chophele882/
Chophhel881/
Choephell822/
Chephel809/
Chopele802/
Chhofel802/
Chophyl801/
Chophil801/
Chopeal801/
Chaphel800/
Chopitel7565/
Schopfel7528/
Chhapele7518/
Chaphele7510/
Chophile751/
Chophyll751/
Chaphell750/
Hopfel7117/
Chosphail719/
Chople717/
Hopele714/
Choephyll713/
Chofel713/
Zophel711/
Sophel711/
Cophil711/
Schofpfel711/
Chhapelle711/
Choppelle710/
Choffel67863/
Chapele67185/
Hopfeld67106/
Hohfeld6766/
Schofel6746/
Chaphle6710/
Khopele677/
Chopile675/
Jopheil671/
Chosfel671/
Chopail671/
Chhefel671/
Sophael671/
Sopheel671/
Shopfel671/
Jopheal671/
Houpele671/
Choefel671/
Choifel671/
Hopfell670/
Chopple670/

Chhophel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chhophel in the Tibetan language
ཆོས་འཕེལ།chöpel97.14
ཆོས་འཕེལ་chöpel2.86

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chhophel
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