Where Does The Last Name Pahlwan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Pahlwan (Hindi: पहलवान) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pahlwan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 646,966^th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname Pahlwan is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Pahlwan live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 148,228^th most common first name at a global level It is held by 2,482 people.

The surname is most common in Pakistan, where it is borne by 453 people, or 1 in 394,357. In Pakistan it is most frequent in: Sindh, where 53 percent reside, Punjab, where 38 percent reside and Balochistan, where 8 percent reside. Barring Pakistan Pahlwan occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 0 percent reside.