Lhawang Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 35 | 1:17,601 | 449 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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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Where Does The Last Name Lhawang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lhawang (Hindi: लावांग, Tibetan: ལྷ་དབང་) occurs in Bhutan more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Lhawang.
How Common Is The Last Name Lhawang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Lhawang is the 2,460,878th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Lhawang occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Lhawang live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 57 percent live in Tibeto-South Asia. It is also the 510,666th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 298 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Bhutan, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 17,601. In Bhutan Lhawang 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 this surname is found 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahawang | 93 | 3 | / |
| Lawang | 92 | 2,202 | / |
| Laiwang | 86 | 196 | / |
| Laewang | 86 | 72 | / |
| Lauwang | 86 | 43 | / |
| Lawanng | 86 | 7 | / |
| Lhawong | 86 | 6 | / |
| Lohwang | 86 | 5 | / |
| Laweang | 86 | 4 | / |
| Lawaung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lehwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lajwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lawangh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lyawang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lahwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lawhang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Lawgang | 86 | 0 | / |
| Laehwang | 80 | 16 | / |
| Lawasing | 80 | 5 | / |
| Leahwang | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hlhabang | 80 | 2 | / |
| Leehwang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Lawangke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Labang | 77 | 4,439 | / |
| Lowang | 77 | 4,241 | / |
| Lawong | 77 | 2,955 | / |
| Laweng | 77 | 286 | / |
| Lewang | 77 | 244 | / |
| Lavang | 77 | 85 | / |
| Liawating | 75 | 2 | / |
| Luowang | 71 | 187 | / |
| Laiwong | 71 | 180 | / |
| Leewang | 71 | 71 | / |
| Laewong | 71 | 58 | / |
| Lauvang | 71 | 21 | / |
| Lahwong | 71 | 19 | / |
| Lavaeng | 71 | 19 | / |
| Louwang | 71 | 15 | / |
| Lobaang | 71 | 14 | / |
| Laubang | 71 | 13 | / |
| Labeang | 71 | 8 | / |
| Hlabang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Loowang | 71 | 6 | / |
| Leawong | 71 | 5 | / |
| Layuang | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lauwong | 71 | 3 | / |
| Leiwang | 71 | 3 | / |
| Lowhang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Lohvang | 71 | 2 | / |
| Laweing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lohuang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lowangg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lawoung | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lejwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lowwang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laibang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hlawong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Lawheng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Laihuang | 67 | 477 | / |
| Luohuang | 67 | 328 | / |
| Leihuang | 67 | 14 | / |
| Leuwaing | 67 | 11 | / |
| Leawwong | 67 | 7 | / |
| Leauwong | 67 | 6 | / |
| Lauwwong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Leehuang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Louhuang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lahavong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Layhuang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lahabong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lavahang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leawhong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leyhuang | 67 | 1 | / |
Lhawang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lhawang in the Hindi language | ||
| लावांग | lavanga | - |
| Lhawang in the Tibetan language | ||
| ལྷ་དབང་ | lhawang | 79.13 |
| ལྷ་དབང་། | lhawang | 15.65 |
| ལྷ་དབང། | lhawang | 4.35 |
| ལྷ་ཝང་ | lhawang | 0.87 |
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