Pahlavan Surname

24,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Pahlavan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pahlavan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran21,4421:3,581471
United States1801:2,013,661129,138
Canada401:921,14070,350
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
England121:4,643,172139,951
France111:6,038,429280,838
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Pahlavan (464) may also be a first name.

Pahlavan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pahlavan has its highest incidence in Iran. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pahlavan? popularity and diffusion

Pahlavan is the 24,833rd most frequently held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 335,214 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Pahlavan are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 395,684th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 464 people.

The surname Pahlavan is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 21,442 people, or 1 in 3,581. In Iran Pahlavan is mostly concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 20 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 13 percent are found and Golestan Province, where 11 percent are found. Not including Iran it exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Pahlavan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pahlavan last name are 8.67% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.9% registered with the party.

The amount Pahlavan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 42.27% more than the national average, earning $61,387 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.67% more than the national average, earning $65,416 CAD per year.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pahlavan
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