Pahan Surname
Approximately 78,676 people bear this surname
Pahan Surname User-submission:
The Pahan surname can most commonly be found among the Munda tribe of Jharkhand and Chattisgarh in India. It refers to a person who worships or prays at every event.
Pahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 72,364 | 1:10,600 | 878 |
| Bangladesh | 4,236 | 1:37,620 | 2,262 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,096 | 1:18,986 | 2,610 |
| Indonesia | 442 | 1:299,206 | 26,592 |
| Nepal | 287 | 1:99,237 | 2,094 |
| Cameroon | 53 | 1:391,869 | 33,952 |
| United States | 53 | 1:6,838,848 | 318,712 |
| Malaysia | 26 | 1:1,134,393 | 49,681 |
| Russia | 24 | 1:6,005,127 | 248,576 |
| Ivory Coast | 23 | 1:1,003,097 | 24,580 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Pahan (1,990) may also be a first name.
Pahan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Pahan surname can most commonly be found among the Munda tribe of Jharkhand and Chattisgarh in India. It refers to a person who worships or prays at every event.
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Pahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pahan (Bengali: পহন, Hindi: पाहन, Marathi: पहान, Oriya: ପାହାନ) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pahan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pahan is the 7,214th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 92,627 people. The surname Pahan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pahan reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Pahan is also the 169,517th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 1,990 people.
This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 72,364 people, or 1 in 10,600. In India Pahan is most frequent in: West Bengal, where 45 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 41 percent reside and Odisha, where 9 percent reside. Barring India Pahan is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Bangladesh, where 5 percent reside and Sri Lanka, where 1 percent reside.
Pahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Pahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pahan surname grew 379 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pahan Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Pahan last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Pahan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 70.25% less than the national average, earning S/. 5,767 per year and in United States they earn 28% more than the national average, earning $55,229 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pahan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pahan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାହାନ | pahana | 68.48 |
| ପାହାଣ | pahana | 25.46 |
| ପାହନ | pahana | 1.23 |
| ପାହଣ | pahana | 0.98 |
| ପହାନ | pahana | 0.23 |
| ପହନ | pahana | 0.09 |
| ପାହାନ୍ | pahan | 0.09 |
| ପହାଣ | pahana | 0.02 |
| ନାହାକ | nahaka | 0.02 |
| ପହଁ | paham | 0.02 |
| ପାହା଼ଣ | pahana | 0.02 |
| ଗାହାଣ | gahana | 0.02 |
| Pahan in the Bengali language | ||
| পহন | pahana | 50 |
| পাহান | pahana | 50 |
| Pahan in the Hindi language | ||
| पाहन | pahana | 40 |
| पहान | pahana | 33.33 |
| पहन | pahana | 20 |
| पहाण | pahana | 6.67 |
| Pahan in the Marathi language | ||
| पहान | pahana | 37.68 |
| पठाण | pathana | 23.19 |
| पहाण | pahana | 18.84 |
| पाहन | pahana | 11.59 |
| पाहान | pahana | 7.25 |
| पाहण | pahana | 1.45 |
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