Wangchhuk Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Wangchhuk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 44 | 1:14,001 | 412 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
Wangchhuk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangchhuk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wangchhuk (Tibetan: དབང་ཕྱུག།) is borne by more people in Bhutan than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangchhuk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,776,799th most common surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Wangchhuk occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Wangchhuk are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 90 percent are found in Tibeto-South Asia.
The last name Wangchhuk is most commonly held in Bhutan, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 14,001. In Bhutan it is most frequent in: Thimphu District, where 91 percent live, Lhuntse District, where 2 percent live and Samdrup Jongkhar District, where 2 percent live. Beside Bhutan it is found in one country. It also occurs in India, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangchhuck | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wangchuk | 94 | 16,477 | / |
| Wangchuck | 89 | 94 | / |
| Wanghchuk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wanggchuk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wanngchuk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Wangcuk | 88 | 3 | / |
| Wangchok | 82 | 142 | / |
| Wangchug | 82 | 34 | / |
| Vangchuk | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hwanghuk | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bangcheuk | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wangtsuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongkhuk | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongchok | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongchuig | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wongjuk | 63 | 25 | / |
| Wongjuck | 59 | 1 | / |
| Wongjug | 50 | 4 | / |
| Vongjuk | 50 | 2 | / |
Wangchhuk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wangchhuk in the Tibetan language | ||
| དབང་ཕྱུག། | wangchuk | - |
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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 Wangchhuk
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