Pahan Surname

7,214th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78,676 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India72,3641:10,600878
Bangladesh4,2361:37,6202,262
Sri Lanka1,0961:18,9862,610
Indonesia4421:299,20626,592
Nepal2871:99,2372,094
Cameroon531:391,86933,952
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Ivory Coast231:1,003,09724,580
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Iran61:12,797,087199,837
England51:11,143,612252,590
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phahan91356/
Pahain9181/
Pahaan9175/
Pahanh916/
Paahan914/
Pahamn912/
Pahant911/
Hpahan911/
Pahann911/
Phan892,224,448/
Pahn891,663/
Paan891,030/
Pahaain836/
Pahahan831/
Pahanne831/
Pahaten831/
Pahaang831/
Phang8029,396/
Phanh80900/
Phann80404/
Phand80394/
Pahun80291/
Pađan80205/
Phain80197/
Phane80152/
Pathn80104/
Pahne8085/
Phean8084/
Phaan8084/
Paang8066/
Paane8064/
Pahng8048/
Pașan8048/
Phant8018/
Pahyn8017/
Phamn808/
Phaun806/
Phatn805/
Paain804/
Bphan802/
Phasn801/
Phahn801/
Pahtn801/
Paatn801/
Payhn801/
Pahnh801/
Paand801/
P'Aan801/
Pahnn800/
Phahasin7715/
Pahanova771/
Pan758,016,289/
Pachin731,582/
Phamng73783/
Pheane73623/
Pashyn73402/
Phasin73331/
Pachen73199/
Paaßen73189/
Pachyn73170/
Phasen73153/
Paasen73143/
Pathne7360/
Phaung7356/
Phaing7340/
Phatin7338/
Phaine7332/
Phaane7330/
Pheang7326/
Paandh7323/
Pahyna7317/
Phayne7312/
Phaten738/
Phaang737/
Paajne736/
Patthn736/
Paatne734/
Phankh733/
Phanng733/
Pheann732/
Phaind732/
Paasin732/
Paaind732/
Phanne731/
Phasne731/
Phathn731/
Pahien731/
Paithn731/
Paahne731/
Paaten731/
Pa'ain731/
Hphane731/
Phaain731/
Phangk731/
Pauthn730/
Phahasing7119/
Pham674,777,723/
Pang672,071,028/
Phon6760,142/
Pant6748,959/
Pane6745,264/
Pain6732,899/
Paun6725,872/
Pann6712,655/
Pean674,441/
Ppan674,244/
Payn671,358/
Panq671,261/
Pohn671,018/
Pand67891/
Paching67879/
Panh67858/
Phaisen67334/
Paassen67259/
Phasing67239/
Phateng67233/
Phaisin67203/
Paschin67108/
Paam6797/
Paithne6794/
Phachin6782/
Pahssen6763/
Phating6762/
Uamphan6749/
Peachin6747/
Patn6746/
Hpan6735/
Phanová6734/
Șpan6733/
Pachent6725/
Pfan6724/
Páhn6719/
Pamh6711/
Póhn678/
Bpan677/
Pacheng676/
Pauchen676/
Pasn676/
Phaycen675/
Phasent673/
Paachen673/
Phaseen672/
Paahsen672/
Pfachin672/
Paín672/
Panhova672/
Peachen671/
Passhin671/
Phathne671/
Pgan671/
Paathne671/
Pacheen671/
Panhowa671/
Pauchin671/
Paichen671/
Pachenk671/
Paañ671/
Phaheen671/
Phaseng671/
Phassen671/
Pahytyn671/
Paichyn671/
Pamn670/
Pachind670/

Pahan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pahan in the Oriya language
ପାହାନpahana68.48
ପାହାଣpahana25.46
ପାହନpahana1.23
ପାହଣpahana0.98
ପହାନpahana0.23
ପହନpahana0.09
ପାହାନ୍pahan0.09
ପହାଣpahana0.02
ନାହାକnahaka0.02
ପହଁpaham0.02
ପାହା଼ଣpahana0.02
ଗାହାଣgahana0.02
Pahan in the Bengali language
পহনpahana50
পাহানpahana50
Pahan in the Hindi language
पाहनpahana40
पहानpahana33.33
पहनpahana20
पहाणpahana6.67
Pahan in the Marathi language
पहानpahana37.68
पठाणpathana23.19
पहाणpahana18.84
पाहनpahana11.59
पाहानpahana7.25
पाहणpahana1.45

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