Palvan Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Palvan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palvan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey481:1,621,28061,377
India431:17,838,730274,051
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Palvan (4,294) may also be a first name.

Palvan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palvan (Hindi: पलवान, Marathi: पालवान) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Palvan.

How Common Is The Last Name Palvan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Palvan is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Palvan are found; 43 percent are found in West Asia and 43 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Palvan is also the 105,578th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 4,294 people.

The surname is most common in Turkey, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 1,621,280. In Turkey Palvan is mostly concentrated in: Burdur Province, where 54 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 17 percent are found and Antalya Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Turkey Palvan occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in India, where 39 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pailvan92152/
Palvand9248/
Pahlvan924/
Palvgan921/
Paelvan921/
Paylvan921/
Pahalvan86130/
Paylvaan863/
Phailvan863/
Pailevan861/
Pailvann861/
Pelvan831,360/
Palban83892/
Paluan83706/
Palwan83575/
Polvan8324/
Palvam834/
Palvanova808,231/
Paluang77735/
Pahlwan77468/
Pailwan77293/
Phalwan7755/
Polvane7717/
Palwand776/
Palhwan775/
Patluan774/
Palluan773/
Pealwan772/
Paulwan772/
Palband771/
Phelvan771/
Polvanh771/
Polvang771/
Palwaan771/
Pahalwan71389/
Phalwane71252/
Phaluang71172/
Pagliwan716/
Paulvong716/
Paihlwan714/
Palwandh713/
Patluang712/
Pahalban712/
Pahlwaan711/
Palwahan711/
Polveang711/
Phalwaan711/
Paglivon711/
Palbandh711/
Poluan673,718/
Polvanova671,691/
Polvon67207/
Paluanova6748/
Polwan6733/
Phallwane6729/
Paluam6725/
Palvonova6721/
Palbanova6719/
Palwon6715/
Pelván6713/
Polban6711/
Palbon6710/
Palvoisin676/
Palwanowa674/
Polvanová671/
Pahalwaan671/

Palvan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palvan in the Hindi language
पलवानpalavana47.06
पालवानpalavana17.65
पल्वनpalvana11.76
पलवनpalavana11.76
पालवनpalavana11.76
Palvan in the Marathi language
पालवानpalavana46.67
वानvana13.33
पालवाणpalavana13.33
पालवनpalavana13.33
पलवानpalavana13.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palvan
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