Passvan Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Passvan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 68 | 1:11,280,373 | 208,492 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Passvan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Passvan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Passvan (Hindi: पासवान, Marathi: पासवान) is found most in India. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Passvan? popularity and diffusion
Passvan is the 2,293,424th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Passvan reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 94 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The last name is most frequently used in India, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 11,280,373. In India it is most numerous in: Bihar, where 72 percent are found, Jharkhand, where 9 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 9 percent are found. Outside of India this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Passvan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Passvan in the Hindi language | ||
| पासवान | pasavana | - |
| Passvan in the Marathi language | ||
| पासवान | pasavana | - |
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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 Passvan
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