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 surname Palwan (Bengali: পালোয়ান, Marathi: पालवान) is more frequently found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Palwan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 554,308th most widespread last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 12,673,993 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Palwan reside; 94 percent reside in South Asia and 89 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 361,218th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 544 people.

It is most frequently held in India, where it is borne by 519 people, or 1 in 1,477,968. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 85 percent are found, Assam, where 8 percent are found and Jharkhand, where 2 percent are found. Apart from India Palwan occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

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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