Family name Rinpoche (Rinpoche 
, Ринпоче 
) , globally, is a rare last name. The family name Rinpoche is characteristic of Bhutan, where it is quite a common surname, Nepal, where it is a rare surname, and Singapore, where it is a very rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Southern Asia, particularly Nepal, Bhutan, and India. Much less frequently, Rinpoche is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Rinpoche | Nepal, Bhutan, United States, India, China |
| Ринпоче | Russia |
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lachen gomchen rinpoche IN (b. 1867) |
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kalu rinpoche Tibetan lama (b. 1905) |
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dezhung rinpoche Lama, NP (b. 1906) |
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trulshik rinpoche Buddhist Lama, NP (b. 1924) |
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khenpo karthar rinpoche Buddhist lama (1924-2019) (b. 1924) |
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| nyala rinpoche Buddhist lama (b. 1875) |
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kyabje rinpoche monk and founder of Tibetan Buddhist Institute (b. 1925) |
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chagdud tulku rinpoche Tibetan Lama (1930-2002), BR (b. 1930) |
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karma thinley rinpoche Tibetan Lama, CN (b. 1931) |
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thrangu rinpoche Buddhist Lama, NP (b. 1933) |
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bokar tulku rinpoche Tibetan lama, CN (b. 1940) |
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phende rinpoche (b. 1934) |
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dagsay rinpoche (b. 1936) |
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togdan rinpoche IN (b. 1938) |
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ayang rinpoche (b. 1939) |
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