Lhawang Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bhutan
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Lhawang Surname User-submission:

The surname Lhawang (Lha Bdang) means 'deity empowerment' or 'king of gods'. It is a abbreviation of lha'i dbang po (ལྷའི་དབང་པོ), which means 'the chief of gods'.

Lhawang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bhutan351:17,601449
India211:36,526,923420,161
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Lhawang (298) may also be a first name.

Lhawang Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Lhawang (Lha Bdang) means 'deity empowerment' or 'king of gods'. It is a abbreviation of lha'i dbang po (ལྷའི་དབང་པོ), which means 'the chief of gods'.

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Lhawang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lhawang (Hindi: लावांग, Tibetan: ལྷ་དབང་) is found in Bhutan more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Lhawang? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,460,878th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name Lhawang occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Lhawang live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Tibeto-South Asia. Lhawang is also the 510,666th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 298 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Bhutan, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 17,601. In Bhutan it is most common in: Thimphu District, where 57 percent are found, Lhuntse District, where 20 percent are found and Trashigang District, where 9 percent are found. Not including Bhutan Lhawang occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in India, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lahawang933/
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Laewang8672/
Lauwang8643/
Lawanng867/
Lhawong866/
Lohwang865/
Laweang864/
Lawaung861/
Lehwang861/
Lajwang861/
Lawangh861/
Lyawang861/
Lahwang861/
Lawhang861/
Lawgang860/
Laehwang8016/
Lawasing805/
Leahwang804/
Hlhabang802/
Leehwang801/
Lawangke801/
Labang774,439/
Lowang774,241/
Lawong772,955/
Laweng77286/
Lewang77244/
Lavang7785/
Liawating752/
Luowang71187/
Laiwong71180/
Leewang7171/
Laewong7158/
Lauvang7121/
Lahwong7119/
Lavaeng7119/
Louwang7115/
Lobaang7114/
Laubang7113/
Labeang718/
Hlabang716/
Loowang716/
Leawong715/
Layuang715/
Lauwong713/
Leiwang713/
Lowhang712/
Lohvang712/
Laweing711/
Lohuang711/
Lowangg711/
Lawoung711/
Lejwang711/
Lowwang711/
Laibang711/
Hlawong711/
Lawheng711/
Laihuang67477/
Luohuang67328/
Leihuang6714/
Leuwaing6711/
Leawwong677/
Leauwong676/
Lauwwong673/
Leehuang672/
Louhuang672/
Lahavong671/
Layhuang671/
Lahabong671/
Lavahang671/
Leawhong671/
Leyhuang671/

Lhawang Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lhawang in the Hindi language
लावांगlavanga-
Lhawang in the Tibetan language
ལྷ་དབང་lhawang79.13
ལྷ་དབང་།lhawang15.65
ལྷ་དབང།lhawang4.35
ལྷ་ཝང་lhawang0.87

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