Palwan Surname

554,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 575 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Guyana

Palwan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palwan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India5191:1,477,96855,889
Pakistan151:11,909,59253,778
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Guyana81:95,2786,792
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552

Palwan (544) may also be a first name.

Palwan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Palwan (Bengali: পালোয়ান, Marathi: पालवान) has its highest incidence in India. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palwan? popularity and diffusion

Palwan is the 554,308th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Palwan live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Palwan is also the 361,218th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 544 people.

The surname Palwan is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 519 people, or 1 in 1,477,968. In India Palwan is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 85 percent live, Assam, where 8 percent live and Jharkhand, where 2 percent live. Beside India this surname occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 3 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Palwan Last Name Statistics demography

Palwan earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pahlwan92468/
Pailwan92293/
Phalwan9255/
Palwand926/
Palhwan925/
Pealwan922/
Paulwan922/
Palwaan921/
Pahalwan86389/
Phalwane86252/
Pagliwan866/
Paihlwan864/
Palwandh863/
Palwahan861/
Phalwaan861/
Pahlwaan861/
Palban83892/
Paluan83706/
Palvan83111/
Polwan8333/
Palwon8315/
Phallwane8029/
Palwanowa804/
Pahalwaan801/
Paluang77735/
Pailvan77152/
Palvand7748/
Phelwan7724/
Palwein7715/
Polwane7712/
Pholwan778/
Poolwan775/
Pahlvan774/
Polwang774/
Patluan774/
Palwong774/
Palluan773/
Pelhwan773/
Pailwam771/
Palvgan771/
Paelvan771/
Paylvan771/
Pholwane71434/
Phaluang71172/
Pahalvan71130/
Paylvaan713/
Phailvan713/
Poolwang712/
Patluang712/
Pallwein712/
Polwaing711/
Pailvann711/
Pailevan711/
Palvanova678,231/
Poluan673,718/
Pelvan671,360/
Paluanova6748/
Paluam6725/
Polvan6724/
Polban6711/
Palbon6710/
Pholhwane674/
Palvam674/
Pholweang672/
Phohlwane671/

Palwan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Palwan in the Bengali language
পালোয়ানpaloyana-
Palwan in the Marathi language
पालवानpalavana66.67
पालीवानpalivana22.22
पळवणpalavana11.11

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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
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  • 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 Palwan
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