Pahlavanian Surname

452,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Pahlavanian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pahlavanian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7481:102,6509,973
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Pahlavanian Last Name Facts

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

Pahlavanian occurs most in Iran. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pahlavanian? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 452,102nd most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 9,703,790 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pahlavanian live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 100 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 748 people, or 1 in 102,650. In Iran it is most common in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 23 percent are found, Semnan Province, where 16 percent are found and Fars Province, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Iran this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Ghana, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahlawanian915/
Pahlevanian914/
Pahlevanyan82624/
Pailevanian8227/
Pehlevanian8219/
Palevanyan7611/
Paylevanyan73197/
Pailevanyan73126/
Pailovanyan736/
Pelevanyan672/
Polevanyan671/

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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 Pahlavanian
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