Pailwan Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Pailwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pailwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2811:2,729,77084,601
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Pailwan (14) may also be a first name.

Pailwan Last Name Facts

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

Pailwan (Hindi: पैलवान, Marathi: पैलवान) is found most frequently in India. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pailwan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pailwan is the 908,336th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 24,872,170 people. Pailwan occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Pailwan are found; 96 percent are found in South Asia and 96 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most numerous first name on earth, held by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is held by 281 people, or 1 in 2,729,770. In India Pailwan is most common in: Maharashtra, where 84 percent are found, Telangana, where 6 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent are found. Outside of India this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Pailwan Last Name Statistics demography

Pailwan earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.88% less than the national average, earning R 114,348 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paihlwan934/
Palwan92575/
Pilwan9254/
Pahlwan86468/
Pailvan86152/
Phalwan8655/
Palwand866/
Palhwan865/
Pealwan862/
Paulwan862/
Pilwane862/
Pilwain861/
Pailwam861/
Pilhwan861/
Palwaan861/
Pillewan802,169/
Pahalwan80389/
Phalwane80252/
Pehalwan80224/
Pagliwan806/
Palwandh803/
Phailvan803/
Philwane801/
Pailevan801/
Pailvann801/
Phalwaan801/
Palwahan801/
Pahlwaan801/
Palban77892/
Paluan77706/
Plewan77154/
Pelwan77146/
Palvan77111/
Pilvan7754/
Palwon7715/
Pylwan772/
Phallwane7529/
Pehalwaan759/
Palwanowa754/
Poyalwane751/
Pahalwaan751/
Pehallwan751/
Paluang71735/
Palvand7148/
Phelwan7124/
Pilwein7117/
Palwein7115/
Peelwan718/
Pilvand717/
Pelwane717/
Pilvang716/
Palwong714/
Pahlvan714/
Patluan714/
Pelhwan713/
Palluan713/
Philban713/
Palvgan711/
Paylvan711/
Pelwaan711/
Philuan711/
Phlewan711/
Poiluan711/
Paelvan711/
Pailbon710/
Phelwane67183/
Phaluang67172/
Puiluang67161/
Pahalvan67130/
Pillevan6769/
Phioluan6734/
Pehalvan676/
Pihlvang673/
Paylvaan673/
Pallwein672/
Patluang672/
Peelwane671/
Peulwane671/
Philvanh671/
Pellewan671/
Pehalwam671/

Pailwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pailwan in the Hindi language
पैलवानpailavana-
Pailwan in the Marathi language
पैलवानpailavana97.38
िपलवानipalavana0.87

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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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  • 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 Pailwan
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