Palivan Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Romania

Palivan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palivan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India721:10,653,686201,049
Romania461:436,47534,584
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961

The alternate forms: Pălivan (5) are calculated separately.

Palivan (14) may also be a first name.

Palivan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Palivan (Hindi: पालीवान, Marathi: पालीवान) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Pălivan. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palivan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,315,412th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 42,617,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 44 percent of Palivan live; 42 percent live in South Asia and 42 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 10,653,686. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 39 percent live, Uttar Pradesh, where 32 percent live and Gujarat, where 19 percent live. Excluding India Palivan occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Palivan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Palivan last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Palivan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.49% more than the national average, earning $48,538 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.51% less than the national average, earning $36,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Palivan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palivan in the Hindi language
पालीवानpalivana-
Palivan in the Marathi language
पालीवानpalivana69.05
पिलवानpilavana14.29
पलीवानpalivana7.14
पाळीवाणpalivana4.76
पािलवानpailavana4.76

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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 Palivan
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