Rabsel Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bhutan
Highest density in:
Bhutan

Rabsel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rabsel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bhutan51:123,208891
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Rabsel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rabsel (Tibetan: རབ་གསལ།) is found in Bhutan more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rabsel? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Rabsel are found; 63 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Tibeto-South Asia.

It is most numerous in Bhutan, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 123,208. In Bhutan Rabsel is most common in: Mongar District, where 40 percent are found, Bumthang District, where 20 percent are found and Sarpang District, where 20 percent are found. Barring Bhutan it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent are found and Singapore, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robsel8328/
Rabzel8313/
Rabgel835/
Ravsel831/
Rapsel830/
Robsell7736/
Rabzhel771/
Rawsell770/
Reibsell711/
Repsel6740/
Rampsl6721/
Rowsel6712/
Rafzel671/
Ropsel671/
Rofsel671/
Rapsil671/
Rafsil671/
Reibscheld631/
Rowsell625,428/
Rofssel621/
Rawzell620/
Reifesel573/
Rowshell571/
Rouwsell571/
Raifchel571/
Ravšl5512/
Rafzil501/

Rabsel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rabsel in the Tibetan language
རབ་གསལ།rabsal70
རབ་གསལ་rabsal30

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rabsel
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