Pahilwan Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pahilwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pahilwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1021:7,520,249162,050
Pakistan101:17,864,38868,137

Pahilwan (175) may also be a first name.

Pahilwan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pahilwan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pahilwan (Hindi: पहिलवान, Marathi: पहीलवान, Oriya: ପହିଲୱାନ୍) is held by more people in India than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pahilwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most widely held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pahilwan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 690,096th most frequently used forename in the world. It is borne by 175 people.

The surname Pahilwan is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 7,520,249. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent are found, Telangana, where 7 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 3 percent are found. Outside of India Pahilwan is found in one country. It is also common in Pakistan, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahilwaan941/
Pahelwan881,542/
Pahilvan88655/
Pehilwan888/
Pahilvaan821/
Pahelvan75225/
Pehelwan7548/
Pehilvan752/
Paheluan751/
Paelvan671/
Pehelvan632/
Poelwane631/
Phaetluang56110/

Pahilwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pahilwan in the Hindi language
पहिलवानpahilavana-
Pahilwan in the Oriya language
ପହିଲୱାନ୍pahilawan-
Pahilwan in the Marathi language
पहीलवानpahilavana-

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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
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  • 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 Pahilwan
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