Pashwan Surname
Approximately 2,001 people bear this surname
Pashwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,998 | 1:383,917 | 20,496 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
Pashwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pashwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pashwan (Bengali: পাশোয়ান, Hindi: पासवान, Marathi: पासवान, Oriya: ପାଶୱାନ) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pashwan.
How Common Is The Last Name Pashwan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 206,971st most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,641,952 people. The last name Pashwan occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Pashwan reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
This surname is most frequently occurring in India, where it is held by 1,998 people, or 1 in 383,917. In India it is most common in: Bihar, where 54 percent live, West Bengal, where 31 percent live and Delhi, where 6 percent live. Besides India Pashwan occurs in one country. It is also common in Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pashwan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pashwan in the Bengali language | ||
| পাশোয়ান | pasoyana | - |
| Pashwan in the Marathi language | ||
| पासवान | pasavana | - |
| Pashwan in the Hindi language | ||
| पासवान | pasavana | 76.92 |
| पाशवान | pasavana | 23.08 |
| Pashwan in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାଶୱାନ | pasawana | 66.67 |
| ପାଶ୍ୱାନ | paswana | 22.22 |
| ପାାନ | paana | 11.11 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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