Family name Rinchen (Rinchen 
, Ринчен 
) , all around the world, is quite a common last name. The family name Rinchen is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly Bhutan, where it is a common surname, Nepal, where it is quite a rare surname, and India, where it is a rare surname. Likewise, Rinchen is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Rinchen | India, Nepal, Australia, United States, Bhutan |
| Ринчен | Russia |
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gampopa sonam rinchen Tibetan Buddhist teacher, monk and philosopher (1079–1153) (b. 1079) |
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jamyang yeshe rinchen (b. 1364) |
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tenpa rinchen Second Kirti (b. 1474) |
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| muchen sanggye rinchen (b. 1450) |
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| ngawang kunga rinchen (b. 1517) |
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| namkha rinchen (b. 1612) |
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| sonam rinchen (b. 1705) |
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| dorje rinchen (b. 1819) |
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| tashi rinchen (b. 1824) |
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| dragshul trinley rinchen (b. 1871) |
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sonam rinchen Buddhist Geshe, IN (b. 1933) |
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| geshe gendün rinchen 69th Je Khenpo of Bhutan (b. 1926) |
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dorje rinchen |
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| gendun rinchen (b. 1947) |
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| kalsang rinchen (b. 1953) |
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