Wangpo Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Wangpo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhutan | 84 | 1:7,334 | 310 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
Wangpo (440) may also be a first name.
Wangpo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wangpo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wangpo (Tibetan: དབང་པོ།) occurs in Bhutan more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wangpo? popularity and diffusion
Wangpo is the 1,604,449th most widely held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Wangpo live; 84 percent live in South Asia and 67 percent live in Tibeto-South Asia. Wangpo is also the 408,694th most common forename at a global level, borne by 440 people.
The last name Wangpo is most frequent in Bhutan, where it is held by 84 people, or 1 in 7,334. In Bhutan Wangpo is mostly found in: Trashigang District, where 31 percent live, Samdrup Jongkhar District, where 20 percent live and Zhemgang District, where 11 percent live. Outside of Bhutan this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 17 percent live and Thailand, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hwangpo | 92 | 63 | / |
| Wangpho | 92 | 9 | / |
| Whangpo | 92 | 6 | / |
| Wangpoh | 92 | 2 | / |
| Wangpoo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Wangphot | 86 | 212 | / |
| Wankpo | 83 | 693 | / |
| Wangpa | 83 | 302 | / |
| Wongpo | 83 | 15 | / |
| Wangpha | 77 | 259 | / |
| Bangpho | 77 | 49 | / |
| Wongpho | 77 | 17 | / |
| Wongpoo | 77 | 9 | / |
| Wongpoy | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bangpoo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Whamgpo | 77 | 4 | / |
| Wongpoj | 77 | 2 | / |
| Huangpo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wongphot | 71 | 640 | / |
| Wangphat | 71 | 185 | / |
| Wongphop | 71 | 32 | / |
| Wongphoo | 71 | 7 | / |
| Whangpat | 71 | 5 | / |
| Hwangpat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangpatt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wangkpha | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongpood | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wongphoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Woingpoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangpa | 67 | 215 | / |
| Wongpa | 67 | 196 | / |
| Wankpa | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vongpo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hwangphat | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vangpa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bongpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wonkpo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wamkpo | 67 | 1 | / |
Wangpo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Wangpo in the Tibetan language | ||
| དབང་པོ། | wangpo | 87.78 |
| དབང་པོ་ | wangpo | 11.11 |
| བཟང་པོ། | zangpo | 1.11 |
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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 Wangpo
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