Thongla Surname

198,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Thailand
Highest density in:
Thailand

Thongla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thongla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Thailand2,0971:33,6853,468
Bhutan31:205,3461,091
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Thongla (2,610) may also be a first name.

Thongla Last Name Facts

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

Thongla (Tibetan: མཐོང་ལ།) occurs more in Thailand more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Thongla? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,841st most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 3,466,958 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Thongla reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Tai-Asia. Thongla is also the 143,883rd most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 2,610 people.

It is most prevalent in Thailand, where it is carried by 2,097 people, or 1 in 33,685. In Thailand it is mostly concentrated in: Maha Sarakham Province, where 22 percent are found, Loei Province, where 15 percent are found and Ubon Ratchathani Province, where 8 percent are found. Barring Thailand this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Bhutan, where 0 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Thongla Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thongla in the Tibetan language
མཐོང་ལ།tongla-

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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 Thongla
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