Pasawan Surname
Approximately 66,231 people bear this surname
Pasawan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepal | 41,284 | 1:690 | 136 |
| India | 24,922 | 1:30,779 | 2,259 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
Pasawan (55) may also be a first name.
Pasawan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pasawan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pasawan (Hindi: पासवान, Marathi: पासवान, Oriya: ପାସୱାନ) is most common in Nepal. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pasawan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Pasawan is the 8,595th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 110,032 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pasawan are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 100 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Pasawan is also the 1,336,256th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 55 people.
Pasawan is most common in Nepal, where it is carried by 41,284 people, or 1 in 690. In Nepal it is primarily concentrated in: Janakpur, where 45 percent live, Narayani, where 25 percent live and Koshi, where 18 percent live. Outside of Nepal it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 38 percent live and Thailand, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pasawan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pasawan in the Marathi language | ||
| पासवान | pasavana | - |
| Pasawan in the Hindi language | ||
| पासवान | pasavana | 96.39 |
| पसवान | pasavana | 1.2 |
| पासवाल | pasavala | 1.2 |
| पसावान | pasavana | 1.2 |
| Pasawan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାସୱାନ | pasawana | 82.94 |
| ପାଶୱାନ | pasawana | 10 |
| ପାଶୱାନ୍ | pasawan | 2.35 |
| ପାସଓାନ | pasaoana | 1.76 |
| ପାସୱାନ୍ | pasawan | 1.18 |
| ପସୱନ | pasawana | 0.59 |
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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 Pasawan
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