Tibetan Surname

1,235,409th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Tibetan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Tibetan Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1631:1,086,76545,077
India161:47,941,586492,263
England51:11,143,612252,590
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Tibetan (22) may also be a first name.

Tibetan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tibetan (Marathi: ितबेटन) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tibetan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,235,409th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 38,763,542 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 87 percent of Tibetan reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 87 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 22 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is carried by 163 people, or 1 in 1,086,765. In Nigeria Tibetan is most prevalent in: Ondo, where 66 percent live, Lagos, where 23 percent live and Ogun, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 9 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tibatan8627/
Tebetan861/
Tibetham803/
Tibitanc801/
Tiwethang756/
Thebetane751/
Tubatan7113/
Tevetan711/
Tivestam672/
Tiwetong672/
Taibaton671/
Tubotain671/
Thoibiton6310/
Thaibaton631/
Tuboton5714/
Tiviton570/
Teaveton530/
Tempeton530/
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Tibetan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tibetan in the Marathi language
ितबेटनitabetana-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Tibetan
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis